I have a few users who have Compaq Evo's (not my choice!). In any
case, it seems like it's random behavior, but it must be initiated by
end-user action - in this case, unintended action.
It's as if the screen becomes virtual and is much larger than the

I bought a CD/DVD drive to replace the CD drive in my 5000T Presario.
Removing the side panel was no problem but it looks the the other parts
of the cabinet are riveted to the chassis. I can see no way to remove and
replace the CD drive. Can someone please help? I'm afraid to get ...

I currently have 500MB RAM for a HP Compaq d330T desktop computer.
What do I have to do to upgrade it to 1GB?  What kind of RAM?  How
much does 1GB cost these days?  --Tim923

I have an HP Compaq d330T desktop computer.  I had trouble with the
computer powering itself off after about a minute.  In the past I had
trouble with the CPU fan getting full of dust and loud, so once again
I removed it and vacuumed it out.  However, after I  put the fan back

I've got two sticks of 128 MB ram and have room for one more.
If I add a stick of 256 MB, does the order in which the three sticks are
installed make any difference?  Can I just put the 256 stick in the
third slot or must I put it in the first slot and move a 128 stick to

Found this note in old service manual:
If CMOS/BIOS gets hosed (even if can't see screen )
1. Press " Fn + Power On " at same time.
2. Tap Fn+F11 a few times

I also have a 5 years old Compaq Presario 2140CA laptop. I tried to
use System Recovery CDs to reinstll it completely to original
manufacturer standards but the problem is that it just shuts down in
the middle of the recovery or reinstalling process. Previously it just

I have a compaq deskpro EN, Pentium III 733 mhz and the IDE cables
have a break in one of the wires about 1/8" long near the blue
connector. Does anyone know why the cable is designed like this? I
want to replace the primary cable with one that has a middle connector

Have an old PC which I intend to reuse as backup file server. It seems
presently not to use DMA during transfers to/from HD-s.
Can anyone advice how an where to enable DMA?
/Bengt

I have a Compaq Presario M2000 series (M2105US). It works well and
have had no problems with it other than that when I shut it down I a
unable to reboot without reinstalling Windows XP using the origina
disk. When I shut down and later turn it on, I get an error message tha