Hi Group,
On my Presario 700 the recovery partition is still OK but I cannot find my
Recovery CD
Is there a way to do the rcover *without* the CD ?

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Compaq Contura Aero 4/33C
ROM-Revision: 16/05/1996 Satz 486S
12MB-RAM

This might sound like a strange request, but I am looking for a couple of
keyboard keys for a compaq laptop.
The usual, I rang Compaq spare parts and was informed that I needed to get
the whole keyboard ( $50.00) I was told also I would have to get someone to

I have gotten a Compaq Deskpro 386s

http://www.geocities.com/daniel_lebras/images/r0015149.jpg it must be
the 2530 model.

dear compaq gurus
i installed a new nvidia vga card in a deskop 1000 mhz (w2k). now on every
reboot i receive a messege:
162 system options not set. even if i confirm this message with f1 the

Question on our model 1245 notebook ... Its not and has not been used with
the Internet...OS Windows 2000 Pro/AMD k-6 3D Processor AT/AT Compatible
with 163.380 KB Ram...
Unit has two batteries and the problem Im about to describe happens with

hello..
For some reason I am unable to acess my floppy drive on My Presario 5695.
I put in the disk and a box pops up.. PLEASE INSERT DISK... Hello - disk is
in..  Drive fails to read the disk or even acknolwedge it's present..

Please forgive me if I am asking in the wrong place or indeed if I am the
only person not to know the answer to my problem!
How do I get into the FULL BIOS for this computer? I can only see a very
simple BIOS (pressing F10) and I have on order a new hard disk whih (I

After a re-partitioning, formatting, and reloading of the hard disk I am
unable to change the video resolution above 640x480. The colors will
display up to "True Color" however. All the drivers were downloaded from
Compaq support site.

Is there a way through the bios (or other non-destructive means) to increase
the ram memory capacity of a Compaq Presario 1255?  In other words can a
256mb ram expansion be made to work?
The manufacturer's stated max is 160mb.

I need a little advice.
I put in a 6.4 gig hd in the pc, but the boot sequence wont run the
boot disk I have in it. I press F1 to get into setup, but the pc does
not go into it. A cursor just flashes on the left side of the screen.

a friend gave me some old Compaq Armada 7400 Laptop. Unfortunately without
an ac adaptor. Since i am a bit into electronics i thought of building my
own adaptor.
Thus i need to know the pin assignment of the 4 PIN Connector on the Laptop.

I acquired an old Compaq Presario 1621 laptop from a company that was
throwing it out, of course they wiped the hard drive and had no
install/restore CDs, etc. for it.   I put Win 98 SE on it but the generic
video drivers are terrible.  I searched the net for the drivers and ...

Unfortunatly, I've formatted myHD on a LTE5000 and now I can't reach my
floppy drive any longer !
So what should I do to recover the functionality of the floppy drive ?
Any help would be appreciate

I have a serious problem.....
a bought a new case for my compaq presario 7598, unluckly I threw away
the old one and I did not wrought the pinout. Saw I need help to
configure the new Case-Cabinet.