HP Presario - Popular Questions, Answers, Tips & Manuals

Time for new computer.. Upgrades are not worth spending money. For $300 - $400 you can get laptop with 4 gig memory ringing windows 10. PS Vista is no longer supported. for example https://slickdeals.net/f/11324463-lenovo-ideapad-320-laptop-15-6-fhd-a10-9620p-8gb-ddr4-1tb-hdd-r7-m265-2gb-graphics-win10h-414-f-s?src=catpagev2

why do this expensive first.? Its just a desktop, (and industry standard and easy to fix) why not a PSU first. vastly more cheap. i cant see that video card, it has name and model number and that matters big time if the card uses more that 75watts. (wrong PSU for the newer faster video card is doomed) you failed to say what the problem was before, the card. same,or just wanted faster video for say gaming. tell why the new card, history also matters and intents. lets do this the easy way. a list. the unstated monitor and number of it, never ever shows any text ever at any time. Blank to me means that, other say blank means windows dead. (totally opposite in facts) 1: so you push the PC cases power button, a: the PC is silent. ? (power cord connected, and any switch hear that cord entrance(1/0) is in the 1 position = on. b: the PC PSU fan runs now, it must or the PSU is dead. (answers are 99% the other 1% i handle in all cases(complex) we use a voltmeter to test power, in all cases. c: the PSU fan blows, (looking behind it in the PSU grill.) not packed in lint and stalled, or dead. d: the CPU fan blows, (slide lid off eyeballs on it) e: the CD tray ejects on command, if this all happens 12v and 5vdc are working, yes it takes more. in each case of testing above what fails , causes me to work that angle, that path, of power and logic inside. if the PSU fan never spins even for the magic 1 second rule. then the PSU is bad. the exception is if things inside the case are shorted. shorts cause all ATX class PSU made to shut down (stops a fire ) (some do this for any overload, overvoltage and any undervoltage condition, I call those PRIME PSU's (best) This is normal for short.(inside) to find shorts, we remove things from the inside if the case called stripping PC. down. first HDD (just power cable) next CD (same just powercable next the Video card, pulled, oops PSU now stay on, oops. next all ram pulled. PC may beep due to missing ram. but power goes one. and may stop but you saw power happen. last is the jumper test of a PSU. we unplug the PSU. 24 pin connector. then jumper as see here. pin 16 to 17 pull the conn,. and psu end jump it. turn on PSU and it must run its fan full time. it will have all the voltages seen here. http://www.pcdied.com/power.html#Jumper

Most likely you have a slow or dieing hard drive that is why when as you state you add correct ram upgrade the unit fails to boot. skip the ram and replace your hard drive with a new ssd (solid state drive) https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/PXE-E61-Media-Test-Failure-check-cable-Ideapad-z580/td-p/1318353

You don't say what OS you are using but for Windows 10 Right click on the internet logo in the notification area Select "Open network and internet settings" Select "Wi-Fi" from list on the left Ensure Wi-Fi is switched on and also check available networks.

old compaq, with full service tag data wow./! 13 years old now. XP right? 2001 to 2007, your PC did not have vista. new. XP is dead, did you know that? then you fail to tell what OS is running, guess what that matters, (we know what it was new but....) if it's XP and or vista is does, XP is dead now for 4 years.+ and worse IE is even more dead, and now banned on many web sites and is an expanding *****. did you go to MX owned skype home page and read the minimum requirement there, first? there are 3 issues here.

1. XP is dead.
2. your XP microphone be died
3. your XP webcam is dead, all very normal now.

here is what skype said, believe it. https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10328/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-skype as you can see new skype is dead for XP XP is a virus magnet as is its unsupported IE versions, (all) note the tight restrictions on w10, wow.

1) Is this a laptop or a desktop? 2) What OS are you running? 3) When was the last time that it booted successfully? Did anything change then? Did you upgrade the OS? Did you upgrade the software (firmware) on the processor (Intel or AMD)? 4) Do you see anything on the screen? Compaq logo? Boot options?

Definitely faulty.. as it is quite old, consider replacing it.

honestly no not good for gaming but it really depends on the games. originally for windows XP Basic. https://www.cnet.com/products/compaq-presario-media-center-v6101us-15-4-mobile-sempron-3400-plus-win-xp-mce-512-mb-ram-80-gb-hdd-series/specs/

To get user manual(s)/support/information for your sr5450f, go here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/compaq-presario-sr5400-desktop-pc-series/3686675/model/3686679/manuals For software/drivers for your sr5450f, go here: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/compaq-presario-sr5400-desktop-pc-series/3686675/model/3686679 For the LightScribe software, click here: http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software4/COL10053/pv-28739-1/sp26468.exe Good luck.

you most likely have a bad hard drive you need to get a new hard drive and then manually reinstall windows of your choice if you do not know how go to a shop because this job is not simple

nothing happens, I will take that as no text shows on the screen at boot (power button on ) time as it did for CQ61 is not the full model number making accurate answers x10 harder. for any helper, who knows HP gear. forget that huge battery, no laptop needs it to run on AC power. most batteries this old are bad. same with the RCT/CMOS coin cell in side. page 55 shows how to replace IT. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01740724 The big battery is ALWAYS fix last DEAL. ok? the blacks screens are 1st always, to diagnose them first. ill pretend you said CQ61-100 (not 200,300. and so on) looks like it was made in 2009 . for 8 long years , you pushed power and saw "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" text, but today, you see 'NOTHING" (nothing is nothing) does the fan inside blow air and heard ? if not the AC pack is bad. (wall AC >>>>Pack>>>>19vdc-to-PC) so that is the black screen of deathh(sic) I call it. so if the power pack is still good, we do the flash light test. ever heard of CCFL back lamps, they ended in 2010 (see why my wanting real model numbers matter?) if it has ccfl lamps they all fail about NOW. the flash light test. http://www.pcdied.com/monitors.html#flashlighttest the black screens of ***** list is here. and tests. it has many causes. the ABOVE OR top CAUSES. ONLY THE GOAL IS BIOS SCREENS. "esc" key BIOS is first the cause of those are . here, 14 steps remove power pack, and AC pack push power button, for 10 to 30 seconds this is the HP magic RESET, (its harmless) AC PACK back in place. and to wall power hot.(means live power) NEXT , if the fan works.! if the fan does not work (say so please) and we can work that FIRST.!!! (in truth fan is first, it must blow ) ever clean out 9 years of lint inside? service it? http://www.pcdied.com/black-screen.html#Laptop most CCFL were in fact inside Old C61 PCs. most. see this? (this os folks changing them over and over) https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcompaq+c61-100+ccfl+lamp.TRS0&_nkw=compaq+c61-100+ccfl+lamp&_sacat=0 They ended these junky CCFL in 2010, phase out. a key year to not buy PCs older that that Laptops.

c500t? what OS? windows XP?. where did you see that, we can't see through you eyes. the PC is infected, if XP for sure, it has 700+ exploits, and is a virsus magnet super bad.

no monitor stated, ! wow. (hard to help this)generic PC 101:1: test this monitor on any other PC.(vga)2: test this PC on any other VGA monitor .either test above quickly proves which end is bad.easy no?, just one simple test and 1/2 the causes go byebye... if the PC goes dead the monitor goes to sleep mode. and HP monitor shows yellow power. lamp.I will do simple monitor tests noweven with NO PC connected. (basics)1: most monitors will even a sign on message, with no PC.a HP logo graphic, Compaq logo shows. or some text.newer monitors show logo message "energystar" every time.then shows..... (the last means PC is setup wrong)NO SIGNALNO SYNCOUT OF RANGE.errors. then goes black.if it shows nothing ever, the monitors 15 year oldCCLF tubes inside are now dead, 99% are now.the LCD back light lamps died long ago , on most.if the back lamps are good from year 2003,.wowthen.... (like finding 1995 car that runs)the monitors OSD screen on most will work now.on demand !by YOU.for a few seconds, lacking a PC connection.power on and hammer the menu key see OSD.? even for 1second.This works best with working PC, the OSD will not work at all with a dead PC but some screens can be tricked into showing the OSD for few seconds at power on, no PC conn., (it's super good to know these facts,when screen is dead or partly)you asked about the magic batteries. (cake walk)well sure, all 15 year old PC have bad RTC coin cell battery on the DESK top , inside mother board.if never serviced for 15 years it is bad.replace it, (below 2.9vdc is bad battery(metered)remove it look at number and get one at walfart.2032 cells are commonexample https://www.walmart.com/search/?cat_id=0&facet=pickup_and_delivery%3AFREE+Pickup&query=cr2032+battery&typeahead=cr2032#searchProductResult(camera dept, or watches)my nice test monitor (tech)HP lE2000x (led) nice and small.power on (no PC connected)blue lamp power button glows every time it gets power.Large menu pops UP, shows scanning VGA/DVI and more for 2 to 3 secondsthen a large white menu popsand shows "monitor going to sleep" in clear English. (means PC is dead , this case missing)the blue led power lamp goes from blue to yellowand screen is now black. (all 100% normal)these are what all LCD do powered on.if the monitor is totally 100% dead all ways from Sunday, then it is. as all are now with CCLF tubes99.9% are dead, if used.the lamps last 20,000 hrs and DIE.

what OS are you running, XP? what version of live messenger.? why not read the wiki first. see that word there discontinued; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Live_Messenger 10 long years ago its now called windows live so if running live on XP that is not possible rigth. are you logging in the live.com? https://login.live.com/ that? if using that, XP is not support and maybe VISTA ask them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/askjack/2016/jun/02/microsoft-killing-windows-live-mail-what-should-i-do-hotmail-msn-outlook in all cases ask MS this, its there system how the manage it is there call and can change ever 6 months. XP and its browser is dead for 3 years now VISTA is dead, spring 2017 and that means many web sites will stop supporting it. next.

the PSU has fan, does it spin and blow. Seems to me. the PSU is bad. 5/12 is ok but there 20/24 pin connector is way more important that that legacy 4 pin . my guess is the Cd driver ejects ok. re-seated memory , i guess. (tried 1 at a time is the way !) tried in bank 0 (lowest number) one at a time. the voltage are here, do the bench test on it , all power pins. see that 3.3v? unplug it, jumper wire the correct 2 pins pin 16 to 17 on modern PCs (24pin) your PSU stays on, but some have really poor power checks. so the unstated SCREEN , with power on last. shows, no SIGnAL, no sync, warnings.? (or out of range) no text ever. on said screen. what video card is there, or is this onboard video., on mobo direct vga jack? yes it does but is there a addin video card there.? count VGA jacks, 2 means it has adding card. onboard is here. ATI Radeon Xpress 200 shared video memory (UMA) http://www.pcdied.com/power.html I think the PSU is bad, one other way it can go bad is to incorrectly time the Power _OK pin, timing.(output) see this many times, this pin tells the mobo power is ok. if it sticks at ok, the Mobo can not function, if this pin lies. the PSU tells the mobo power is ok then if the mobo power regs fail, then the mobo sends Power_on to false and the PSU shuts down. in your case the Power_ok seems stuck ok. falsely. or can be. the thing to know is the power regulators are in the PSU and the MOBO, and both must be good. or it will be dead. we bench test all PSUs and even swap them , to be sure it is ok, if yes, ok then the mobo is bad (if all loads removed first) all hdd,/dvd/cd drive. out. (cables pulled) all addin cards removed ! all of them. if present (look for them) all memory out and put back 1 by 1. RIP MOBO

get a high speed fan for your computer. check the specs though cuz might draw more power than you currently have.

Compaq Presario V6000T now retired at HP (zero support) ok its old. 12 long years old now!@!! first learn that old laptops do not have modern wifi chips. like other PCs have, a fact. the answer is Encryption modes. WEP , WPA or WPA2. in my home we have WPA2 ONLY AT THE ROUTER. for security reasons and no old laptop works with WPA2 then learn other homes running old gear, routers. have WEP on only and most new PC have that disabled, or gone now. WEP is net secure now at all so is gone. now lets answer you in more basic forum why not learn to setup the PC and your router the correct way. if your PC only does WEP/WPA (look does it?) then in the router, turn that on. if using wep turn it on, and know that you homes router can be hacked easy. if you have WPA, turn that on, and use only that if the PC can not use WPA2. use WPA for sure, at LEAST. turn off TKIP (use AES mode) too,. im reading your PC spec now. what wifi? it has 802.11b/g in most cases we must find out what wifi chip is there. and what OS you run, you never said windows what? then get the newest driver for that wifi chip. some are not available. finding the chip true name is not easy. I can but I have powerful scanners. the cure is , use the unsafe protocol or upgrade the driver, or buy wifi dongle USB (new) and use it. easy and cheap. use WPA2 only. if wise. next time post what OS you have nobody can match working drivers lacking that key fact is this stinking XP the DEAD OS? or vista? it too is now dead.

Most motherboards need to be told they have updated memory installed. This is either done by Contacting the motherboards manufacturer for upgraded bios that will be needed for the motherboard to receive higher RAM cards. These should be available through the "support" section of their website. If you own a Dell or HP, their bios are usually locked and must be updated this way. If your bios are "cleared" you will have full access the change the RAM MHz and RAM value settings for the board to match your new RAM cards manually. Open the PC's BIOS and search for a RAM frequency and value settings. The precise location varies depending on your system, but it's often in an "Advanced Chipset" section, on a page that mentions RAM or DRAM configuration. Modify the RAM frequency and value to match your new cards. Your new cards will have their MHz rating and size either on the box, the included paper work, or on a sticker or indicator stamp on the RAM card itself.
Exit the BIOS with the "Save Settings and Exit" option and let your computer restart.

If bios are compatible or updated and still not booting. Try installing only 1 new card into slot two at a time, leaving 1 of the original cards in slot one. Turn on the machine and go to your bios and change the values only for card 2, save and reboot the machine into bios once again. Then change the value for slot one to match, save and shut down and install the other new card into slot one.

google translate it to english,SEE BELOW. DONE FOR YOU.

v5000V (now obsolete and retired at HP,no support) (tiny) 11 years old now.! (doing site searches i did find the 1 book) well good, you ran it with no main battery , very good. they do go bad often and short out inside, so leave it out until the PC runs perfect again,. ok? 11 year old batteries are well, BAD NEWS. but what does the screen do?, tell about the screen , the LEDs tell very little and get confused easy, see last paragraph below. the screen must show text that is first of all fact with fan, the fan must blow and not be packed up with lint like all are this old and never SERVICED. next is what, the RTC coin cell. will be dead. ill make a list , for you, for laptops only.

1. big battery out, leave it out, run an AC only pack.
2. new coin cell,? RTC ? Page 102, ,, http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00700903.pdf
3. fan must blow, does it>??? and free if lint all vents and fan.?
4. screen must show text turned on now, does it>?
5. yes, good , no bad, no means CCFL dead. CCFL are backlamps and all PC this old used daily the lamps are now bad, on all of them or dim, or yellow'd or blinking or intermittent. ALL DO THAT NOW. until 2010 LED born.
6. yes good ,you got text then we test BIOS next. page 210, "hit f10 to enter setup" < see that , that is the text you saw for 11 years but not today. that is text, and the F10 key works, and takes you to BIOS screens, does it?, if not do line 2 above.

I will stop here, no OS stated is this XP? or VISTA? after step 6 works we can do windows tests.,hdd test, etc. the first step on all HP LT is the HP long reset. (posted millions of times at real HP forum) 1: main battery out. 2: line pack AC removed. 3: hold the hp power-button for 10 to 30 seconds now run on ac only. run now? one other clue is beeps and blinks of Caplock Led keys, codes never ignore blink codes. page 13 in the above manual covers the battery lamp but the battery needs to be kept out, its 11 years old do no use it. the lamp lamp led 1 is power, (does this glow?) if not power pack issues. if led 1 blinks that means it needs the long reset above. lamp led 2, is battery , no matter, battery is out. for sure. here is dead laptop page. seem you are stuck at step 5 to me. step 11 below page,see that, it's the flash light test !@ http://pcdied.com/black-screen.html#Laptop getting the PC to boot is last, its the last in the serial chain of events. (and a whole other bag of snakes)