Reset 20 year old compaq desktop motherboard - Compaq Computers & Internet

no such thing, in 2018, HP does not support it now. ended ! LONG LONG AGO.
desktop PC, relic? (hp/compaq) uses 5000 in many different PC)
factory,reset (what does that mean?) reset to WHAT?
no symptoms stated, ,
NO OS STATED< wow, is it windows, windows what?
it has version W2K ; is windows dead, that it?
BIOS reset
BIOS password reset
windows password reset
windows XP dead? so want to reset (called a full fresh reload of the OS its called) that?> windows 2000?

5000
the OLD Pentium 4 PC, (relic)?


this old pig? 10 years old today, with zero street value. $0
why spend money on any PC this old,?
with that funny thing there a FLOPPY drive? this old?

this PC will not run modern OS. at all.
W7 if lucky I bet not.
this PC runs Windows 2000,, or W2K we say,
there is no HP recover partition on this old PC, that happened 7 years later,
so only CDs reload the this PC here. period;.

the free books shows it runs windows 98, SE ,w2k.
not even XP yet, some of these PC made next year 2001
had XP, and runs explorer 6

hI THERE,

try to shut down the unit, and then leave it for just an hour,.. then boot it again..

Let me know...

The problem's with the video card or the vga cord; the monitor is just reacting to no signal from the graphics card. Check that the pins aren't bent. If they are, you can possibly straighten them once. The second time, they may snap off.

Since the KB just flashes once, it could be the power supply, or the motherboard. If the motherboard has any caps that are swollen on top or leaking, you might need a new motherboard.

Hyjacker, Ransford decker ask 6 years later.
ahhh , old BEEPs codes so old that HP even forgets them
over 10 years old./ yours is now 13 years old
first off is the Motherboard RTC coin cell dead, as all are this old?
replace it first. a wise choice. that.
on some HP code 8 is coin cell dead. did you count flashes wrong? the count matters. big time....

on AMI BIOS code 8 means
Display memory error (system video adapter)
later AMI BIOS code 8 means.
ROM Checksum Error
ROM checksum value does not match the value encoded in BIOS.
this means COIN cell bad again.

i see no code 9,s in my huge private lists of bios codes for 20 years.
ok , reading all manuals, on this one PC i find this.
"System not fetching code"
now there is classic geek code, wow.
my guess it means CMOS ram is corrputed.
again the coin cell is bad. table.(fixha wrecked it, sux, no?)

THE QUESTION IS 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS NEVER BEEN ANSWERED SO IT IS NOW JUNE 2015 AND I WILL TRY TO DO SO:
You can use sata drives in this old computer but frankly don't waste your money on this old machine.

Usually opening the case and removing the bios battery for 20-30 seconds will clear the password. it's on the motherboard, looks like a watch battery and has a clip on one side holding it in place.
a lot easier than trying to track down the bios reset jumper..
Regards..

In many cases the additional 4 pin section slides up and off of the main power plug for use in your particular unit.

this poage has a link to download a copy of the service manual for that motherboard

hope it helps.

http://www.eserviceinfo.com/downloadsm/5105/Compaq_Evo%20300-500.html

You will need a new case and a new power supply. I would replace the memory as well.

Compaq had a tendency to make cases to only fit their boards back then. Youre better off building a new unit and starting over again.