Compaq Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

I suspect that file is malware. If you can download an a/v program to anther computer then install it on CD or USB drive, you can run that program and remove any malware. Restoring the system to a date prior tho the problem can work too.

first off, its is NOT 3 years, old, new to you but not new not in the slightest is it NEW> in fact 2002 monitor !!!! oops get ripped off by fibbing sellers, that it? and it is bad. NO PC stated. NO OS stated and no photos of bad, screen. strike 3 you are out, like the 100000 post here like this, no inputs, and expects magic answer from the blind, SSDD. the name COMPAQ ended in 2013, 4 year ago. most CRTS ended in 2013, started in 1981 with IBM MDA. Monochrome monitors. eeks. so why not buy a real LCD LED monitor 2010 and newer. and join the 21st Century VACUUM FREE, and dangerous 19,000 volts free too (1kv per inch) it can kill you, don't spill drinks in the top ok and live another day. (PS; worked this from 1965 to 2010,) even NAVY PPI monitors huge. so know monitors well I do. 100% free and Zero steal email from you . https://www.manualslib.com/manual/273744/Hp-Compaq-Cv5500.html RTM all there is is this RTM and play with knobs. What is so wrong here, is no PC stated. monitors this old do not work on modern PC, unless you learn how to do that. (skill sets that) step one set PC to 800x600, (screen reso) then plug it and and pray the CRT brain works. still that is all there is to it. power on PC set to 800x600 reso power on CRT. push left select button (spoon fed) see no signal on screen, means PC is dead. signals on vGA jack. see out of frequency, message , see 800 above. that book stinks btw. lets find others. MV9500 right, MV missing on your first post why? the 9500 , no mV is here. it does have OSD screen , push select button https://www.manualslib.com/manual/30062/Compaq-7500.html?page=15#manual degause it, move screen L/R& UP/DN and shapes, I call it trapezoid changes. bright and contrast , no magic here all SOP, max RESO on this old pig is.15yo is 1024,x 768 60HZ over that as most PC do now, this PIG GOES NUTS> fails.

uninstall both adobe and the browser / and try again once you know you have successfully completed adobe update try same browser if that does not work try different browser

You probably have to "tell" the TV to see the monitor. In other words, there might be a VCR/DVD/VGA(computer) setting/switch on the TV menu. The TV might not find the computer automatically like a monitor does. Good luck.

if your "F" function keys are a second function of the keys they are on there will be a key, usally located in the area of the lower left corner of your keyboard. If the "F" functions are in color, so will the key that activates them. The idea is that you hold down the Fn key while striking the selected "F" key

no PC stated, vast models made, read the service tag?NO OS stated, XP? w10? what?this tells the helper the YEAR, after alla 1 year old PC is not like 20 year old PC.Is this the windows, (which?) login screen?, you didnt say what screen it was? and if it looks NORMAL there?sounds like the OS password wrong or the OS is corrupted to me.getting help lacking what notebook this is , is very hard.The HP compaq rules on notebook made after year 2006try power on and hammering the F11 key, to get the recovery going.. (do the startup up repair first)power on , F11 over and over until...... bingo recovery mode.but first do you have data to backup, that is first.some folks do , others don't, so that dictates next step. first really;)find the service tag on your Laptopread it, see all those words there, do tell.see the tag here.http://pcdied.com/local PW fixes here.http://www.pcdied.com/passwords.html#local

Start out by removing the Hard drive and have it tested. If its bad? replace it with an SSD or 7200 rpm, this will speed-up your Laptop. Also look to see if you can add more RAM, you may only be able to add up to 8GB, but check to be sure. as of XP, Microsoft no longer support it, but if you really need XP? do a Dual-Boot and have XP and 7 or 8.1

With the computer connected to your network (I assume it's ethernet?) and browser access to internet working, try uninstalling and re-installing cafe world.

Replacing batteries is really cost-effective replacing the unit is the best choice for a long-term solution although you can go on eBay and assess this yourself. Good luck

It sounds like either the disk drive is not working properly, or the boot disk you are using has a bad sector(s) and cannot be read.

If you can open up your PC, disconnect the power supply to motherboard plug and try power on again. If still the same replace the power supply. Draw a diagram of connections from the power supply to the mother board.

NO OS stated. i bet it not 220US (us means usa,what is your 2 letters there) if it was US Laptop the books is free at HP to read. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01487709 unlock i bet you mean set to non secure AD HOC wifi mode. and a danger, that is. first discover how your router is setup., only you can do that read the manual in it,the go there in your browser and set the wifi up as you want or set up your pc to match it. set SSID broard case to like ROVER2. (dog name ?) the set encryption to WPA2 then set the passphrase. like 1a5!9xaz3k6 the connect all things that way. dont tell the other 512 your settings, ever. your pc came with 802.11b/g wifi im reading your manual now on line it says this. shows it came with 3 wifi chips (options) here is the spec, for 2nd one,(coin toss) 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, AES, PEAP, TLS, TTLS, WPA, WPA2 so if you set the router to wpa2 and same in your PC and it will work.

thats the silly hp loop back deal (and has the F11 key active) omg its old . 2008 but HP supports it. even on w7 (facts) good luck with VISTA Microsoft shut down all support on VISTA, you do know that and what that means, right? cq50-104ca if the PC will not boot, it resets over and over (reboots) it just means the OS is dead, nothing more. that means the HDD is bad, in some cases:

• HDD bad, test it?
• do the recovery? do startup file fixes?
• do full recovery.
• Upgrade to w7 like you should have done back jan2017?
• ever seem you service book yet, its free, see F11 now.
• read F11, in the book for full recovery
• if the HDD is bad (or was) F11 too will be missing, gone!
• if F11 is gone, then only new install disks work, fresh.
• or from ISO to USB mem stick installed. if HDD is ok.

now the book you cant find. and was there all along, at real HP why ask fixya and not HP forum? the book is here. open it,press Ctrl+F(find) and find F11 and thar she be, HP magical F11. (seen 2006 to NOW) http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01572022

Tray alternative boot device using hiren's or something like. And try to check your hard disk for errors. Usually it's hard disk problem

BSOD, the black screens of ***** (my fav) old CQ56-nnnnn, no full model stated of many. cq56-105SE , is one, what is yours, off the service TAG???????? there are 10 in the series , which one>? https://support.hp.com/us-en/products/laptops/compaq-notebooks NO OS stated, is this XP/vista/w7/8/10?? must we guess that? 1/2 the PC is the OS ! those caps keys blink a code, not stated by you, only blinks. what code, is important to any HP diagnosis it means hard failures. (bad chips, bad hdd, overheated or? RAM bad?) "nor does heat of any kind" what does that mean, I hope to deity you dont use and oven or heat gun to heat it up. ever. heat is the killler of all electronics (lightening #2 (& ESD) #3 floods. my guess you ment PC fails hot and old, naturally. dead cold or let it sit failed self warmed up, it fails. ok, Ill run with that. that code for CPU is wrong. I bet. the codes are supper complex, by year. changed vast times. guessing is bad. here, what if the code meant RAM bad. here ill will attempt to find what BIOS is there (for codes) by age. 2008 it seem or tad newer , first is 2008 .CG56-100 not knowing real modle number and age is a FAILED post here. 2010 every code changed, (a fact) so I will answer for 2010 year. only, (just to show I can do it) did you know the older Pheonix BIOS had up to 50 codes! yah ! BSOD black 101:

1. run on AC ok with the bad shorted battery main out? be 1st!
2. the code what was it, why not tell the code? now.
3. did you know the CMOS coin cell is dead, code 2 (2010) as all are this old (99% true so, measure it?)
4. fan spins and not packed in lint as all are 7 years later.
5. Do the BIOS screens work? F10 key hammered power on.
6. If BIOS runs does it keep TIME AND DATE? see #3 above.
7. does the PC boot and run on a Linux CD or usb stick?
8. do the BIOS memory tests pass?
9. do the BIOS HDD tests pass?
10. are there any words ever (text) on the screen ever or logos ever. y/n, if no the pc may have bad CCFL lamps.
11. Does the F11 key hammered at power on, work? shows the HP offical recovery page?
12. more tests, when the code is told. (blink codes MATTER)

from your service manual It tells you (9 years it showed this on screen) ever day ... Open the Setup Utility by turning on or restarting the computer. While the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen, press f10 if the screen is dead,? totally. 2010; list 1= cpu bad or overheated ! 2= CMOS battery dead (Cmos ram fails check sum checks due to Battery is now DEAD, 2-5years old is par on batteries. 10 super max life.(pure luck there) 3=memory 4= GPU bad or overeated! 5= mobo failure, (bad bad news) 6= bios authentication error (my guess, bios password errors) 6 is UEFI, and only on the most new PC's the blink codes are key to all PCs made, what was it and matching that to your EXACT BIOS version guessing codes is useless, there are vast codes used. my guess maybe 20 books in 20 years of this PC.Maker. only HP skips older than 2010 so is a pain. if is. i google this and landed here, for compaq, (old) http://h20628.www2.hp.com/km-ext/content-webapp/document?docId=emr_na-c01732674 i think that is a match, and seems a hidden legacy page inside, HP. nice. the blinks are POST catastropic errors, and must be addressed first.

BIOS does the screen fail in BIOS< no OS running? power on hit ESC, F10 or what it told you to hit for 11 years. does BIOS work that button top left is the standby sleep switch . if bad , no sure what will happen, but something wrong will. the aCID TEST IS BIOS. works on demand all the time or not. LAMPS: the back lamp is dead, CCFL all do, on all old screens 2010 and older the magic year is 2010 as that year LED phased in. see? use flash light see, that data there? do you'? no sure what button you are pressing? an 11 year old Laptop 2006, so CCFL is there test those. for sure use a flashlight.(test) and see if there is data if see that, the CCFL tubes dead, there inverter is dead, or the power to it or out of it is cut. here is close manual for free. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/30176/Compaq-Presario-V2605tn.html

krta hun to aavaaj aati hain I asked google translated that,, and it fails ,why? what language is that, welcome to the ENGLISH only forum.. tell us what works and does not; both this PC is now 13 years old, that be super old in fact if I saw one run ok that old i'd be GOBSMACKED ! the sound chip on board, can play may files of audio vast, and for sure with VLC App loaded, vast. do windows sounds work? in control panel sounds. does the sound chip in Device manager look ok./? what OS you run. windows what. XP is now dead. not XP right? this PC sold here in USA< had XP XP has 700 + expoits. and is a virus magnet. and XP has no support, zero zero on HP zero at MS. zero. why in the world run XP, ? time to upgrade it, for sure, if true. if the sound is 100% dead, all ways, the look in DM , device manager. see red or yellow marks on sound chip then the driver is missing. or unknown, marked chips there. same. in both cases, all cases, get the driver, but MS or HP will help after 13 years, 17 for MS. XP was released in 2001, and is DEAD NOW. but we can find driver the hard way,but you need to tell me what sound ship is there, using DM details. VEN code DEV code. then drivers happen.

The monitor will auto fit the image.

V6310US (offically retired at HP = no support) first is carbon dating the thing, 2008 h3ll deal. answer is (was) 2007 made, 10 years old now and is in fact subject to the SOLDBALLS from H3LL failures (aka Nvidia horror GPU) does it turn on, main battery out, (hint they short and overload it) yes,/no does the fan turn and not packed in lint as all are this old.? test 3: try a new coin RTC battery yet, for $3 ,if this battery goes dead so does BIOS go NUTS, (even black screens of *****) hint the GPU dont just fall out like my great HP8540w does. no, low end PCs its on the main board, soldered down no ,you wont magically get reflow to work. sorry. if you twist the case or press ******* the J key will the PC turn on (fan on?) hint, that is tech trick. rtm? see where that is>? free book no scalping here, !!! PDF page 129 covers simple RTC swap in, do that now. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/273302/Hp-Compaq-Presario-Presario-V6000.html this laptop came as Intel based (CORE) or AMD based processors. wild differences. that. onboard, video GPU is,, was... this. NVIDIA GeForce 7150M (i see folks showing this failed) sorry for you if it's a bad mobo, $$$ the 15 to 20 causes of Black screens of ***** and tests. to find it. http://pcdied.com/black-screen.html#Laptop

I bet you do not need or want any proxy server. I bet you question really is how to get internet connected, right? first off what OS is this, XP> we can not see you, your PC nor your OS. (whats connected to PC, nor if it has wifi options) is this IE11 your browsers , cant guess that either,? why not use an Ethernet, Lan cable CAT5/6 and plug in the PC to the router and it all works like magic, that be first. if the PCs lan jack (ethernet ) is dead. (and other PCs work on your router) do they./ then we go to device manager and look see that? then see if the lan chip has driver. network marked, red/yellow or unknown is bad. if missing the get it from HP. HP has zero support on old PCs, it's too old, its in fact 16 years old. support ended . 2007 (17-10 = x) came with 10/100 Ethernet, new (spec sheet says) slow. that is. but what chip that is , is very hard to find out this old why waste time and money on PC worth $5 used.? it came with windows 2000 or XP new. which is it? if the driver is good, or the unknown chip there, ethernet the when you connect to the router the connection made automatically then running relic old IE 6? you see proxy question tell it no, and that sets automatic , gate way ip address to your router. and just works out of the gate. install firefox v56 and its more easy. to run and not get bogged down in proxy settings. avoid IE versions below 11, as all OLD IE's, are virus magnets and zero support, use Firefox, on all old PCs, not updated to W7 !!! IE = internet exploder browsers) show just getting a connection, only. browsing is a whole other matter, and 20 browsers free are common. http://www.pcdied.com/DevMan/internet.html