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Questions tagged [compaq-laptop]
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Laptop Battery Diagnostics Software?
My Compaq CQ50-215CA laptop with Windows 7 Ultimate RC 32-bit recently told me to replace my battery for fear of sudden shutdowns. Is there any good diagnostics software that anyone has used to test for battery condition and max. life? Also what are…
Wesley
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Standard F* keys need holding Fn key on Compaq CQ62
I got a Compaq CQ62 laptop recently. I find that I have to hold down the Fn keys to use the standard F* keys while accessing the special functionalities like media keys does not.
This is frustrating as the standard keys are used more often the…
Chandra Sekar
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Laptop suddenly became very slow
I have a Compaq laptop. And I've been using it 2 years now.
Then this day, it suddenly became very slow. It almost took 5 minutes from turning on to the log on screen.
I click my username and it took 3 minutes to show the desktop.
I click on my…
Wern Ancheta
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How can I determine my laptop battery's specification?
Is there any application that can be used to detect the exact battery that is in a laptop.
Here is the screenshot I got. I don't know the battery specification because the label has already been erased. How do I determine it?
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soul
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Can't access BIOS setup. Erased all data on hard drive
I was trying to do a factory reset on my HP Compaq laptop, but at the end of the process, it says it is incomplete, and it seems like the hard drive got completely erased.
I can't even access the BIOS setup to set it to boot with the back up that I…
morgan
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How to disable laptop's internal shortcuts for rotating display?
Laptop model: HP Compaq Presario CQ57
OS: Windows 7
How to disable Ctrl-Alt-Up/Down/Left/Right keyboard shortcuts that rotate the display (just how many people use something like that, and for what?)?
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Changing CMOS battery Compaq 1234
How do I locate and change the CMOS battery in HP Compaq Presario 1234?
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No hard drive detected on compaq presario m2000 (IDE hard disk)
My laptop crashed. At first I thought it was a hard disk problem. I bought a new one but the computer keeps telling me that no hard drive is detected.
I have tried to install Windows XP SP2/3, windows7, Ubuntu and Fedora but I still get the same…
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How can I get a Compaq CQ62-231NR to boot up with Hard Drive error?
I'm a software engineer, but everyone I know thinks I have the ability to fix any computer problem, so, a friend gave me their Compaq CQ62-231NR laptop, which won't boot up. He bought it used from someone else, so has no warranty, etc., but the…
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How to enable the touchpad on a Compaq Presario?
I accidentally disabled the touchpad on a laptop (Presario CQ62 running Windows. I think I must have hit some shortcut key. How can I enable it again?
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causes of problems in the southbridge
I had a compaq presario b1200, which is now unusable because they said it was a problem in the southbridge.
What should I avoid doing with my computer so that it wouldn't end up like that?
I'm currently using my desktop to convert videos using…
Wern Ancheta
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How do I create recovery discs on a Compaq 615
I am trying to create recovery discs on a Compaq 615 running Windows 7, but I can not find the Recovery Manager that is supposed to be used for this purpose. See this official page for reference. It is a Swedish laptop, so most programs have Swedish…
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Unknown/unlabeled ports
I have been looking into some of the Modular/Hardware Configurable/Customizable laptops, I own two Compaq Presario laptops, and although I can name Every port and slot on one of them, the other (an R3000/4000 with an AMD Athlon CPU), One of the…
Cyber_64
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Is there a way to enable the SATA 600 mode in my laptop's DVD bay? (Compaq CQ58-d56SR)
I have a Compaq CQ58-d56SR, and I recently upgraded it by installing an SSD into the DVD slot using an optibay.
I noticed that it works in the SATA300 mode while the SSD itself supports SATA600. The laptop's own HDD works in the SATA600 mode. Is…
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Wifi works on windows but not on linux why?
After using Linux in virtual environments, I got pleased and installed Linux on my main machine, a Compaq CQ45 laptop which has an Ralink RT5390R 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter. WiFi connects, but there is no access.
I've tried many distros like Ubuntu,…
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