Go into your BIOS & disable booting from LAN or something similar. Also check if the BIOS tests the LAN cable before boot or has BootAgent enabled.
aweston, I understand that but the client doesn't. He wants it to be done by Compaq so that he can have warranty. I am also not much inclined...
Yes I think I can do it, but my client is not going to pay me for that :mad:. He would happily pay if its done by Compaq/HP.
I am also coming around to the view that its a hardware problem which needs the laptop to be opened & serviced. Would be sending it for servicing....
Try changing the button cell on the motherboard. A long shot but may work.
DMT you don't need to download a specific driver from driverpacks.net. You download everything, follow the instructions & burn a new Win XP cd...
Head over to http://www.driverpacks.net/DriverPacks/ & check if your hardware is listed in Mass Storage pack. If it is, just download everything &...
Matt I have already set the BIOS to default. No joy. I think I have to find some way to clear BIOS as suggested by you & wildifire before doing...
I have already flashed the BIOS. No improvement.
I have received a Compaq Presario B1800 laptop from one of my clients with a unique problem - the picture has shrunk by about 2 inches from right...
May the force be with you. Don't worry, I myself have experienced the problem that you are facing. The corporation does not wants to spend...
By all means try a new power supply, but my guess is its the lens which is gone. A new writer would be a better if the power supply doesn't solve...
Though Clamwin is a good enough antivirus, it does not offers online protection. You have to manually scan your computer. It should not be used...
CCleaner would do the job. http://www.ccleaner.com/
What's the OS ? Are you using vendor supplied wireless utility or Windows in built ?
Yes. They are equivalent. In your case the IP addresses of your computer start from 10.0.0.3 & end at 10.0.0.14 The gateway for your LAN is...
A new version of Firefox has been released. It works better than previous versions & does not slow down everything to a crawl [till now at least]...
Hi flatfoot. Clean the CPU first before doing anything else. If the problem still persists, post in malware forum.
Arie, the link says its a problem with gmail & not with your computer. I believe, Hotmail is/was also facing such a problem as I had indicated...
I'll drink to that. Hic.... :D
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