Questions tagged [compaq]
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Why is the Compaq FWS2ASPI.SYS driver not recognized as an ASPI driver?
I have a Compaq ProSignia server with an onboard NCR53c710 EISA SCSI controller. Compaq supplies a driver for it (the latest version is contained in the SoftPaq 10751 (SP10751.EXE), called FWS2ASPI....
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What is the keyboard combination for turbo on Prolinea 3/25?
I have a Compaq Prolinea 3/25zs (BIOS 08/03/92 386C)and suspect it can be switched between 25 MHz and some lower speed. There's a BIOS setting for System Power-on Speed, "Auto" or "High&...
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Compaq Contura 430C replacement hard drive
I have a working Compaq Contura 430C laptop, but its hard disk is really aging and making noises when under load. I don't want to stress it any further and thinking of replacement and preserve the ...
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Why would installing a 486DX2 make the system freeze for minutes on boot?
In the mid-1990s, a friend of mine had one of those Compaq Presario desktop PCs that had an integrated CRT SVGA display built in the same cabinet as the CPU, in a similar fashion as the early iMacs. ...
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Why would a laptop freeze randomly after running fine for a while?
I have a Compaq LTE 5150 laptop from 1995 on which I've installed Windows 3.1. It runs fine, and I'm able to use the computer for Word, Lotus Organiser, etc with no issue for a period of time and ...
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Installing 98SE without USB/CDROM to IDE drive - Invalid System Disk [closed]
I bought a Compaq LTE 5100 that came without a drive. I got a replacement caddy from an Armada and the drive is recognized in BIOS (60GB drive, listed as 8GB as expected).
What I have:
a stack of ...
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"Restoring" a 1986 Compaq Portable II (Cabling question)
I am in possession of a working 1986 Compaq Portable II. However, I couldn't find a 5.25" floppy with the proper version of DOS on it to actually make the computer, ya know, work.
I've since ...
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304-Keyboard or System Unit Error -- Compaq Prolinea 4/25s
I've recently got this error: 304-Keyboard or System Unit Error when booting my Compaq Prolinea. I've tested the keyboard on another computer and it's fine. I don't have another PS/2 keyboard to ...
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Compaq Presario R 3000 - turned on a year ago, no longer does
The situation: a Compaq Presario R 3000 that turned on about a year ago, but since then only a little red light comes on with the battery in or out; I am not sure if this model was supposed to turn ...
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Compaq Portable vs IBM 5155 Portable PC
In 1983, Compaq introduced its first product, a portable computer weighing 28 pounds; 128-640K RAM, two 5.25" floppy drives, 9" monochrome CRT for $3590. It was extremely successful in the market, and ...
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How to use USB flash drives with Windows 98 SE?
I have a Compaq desktop computer running Windows 98 SE. It's been handed down a few times, and I don't recollect it ever being online but it does have a version of Firefox from 2007 so I could be ...
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No Brightness Controll on a Compaq Contura 3/20 Laptop
On my old Compaq Contura 3/20 I can adjust the contrast, but there 's no effect using the brightness button. Is there something to do on this?
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