old Compaq has died upon me
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old Compaq has died upon me
Windows XP SP 3 SUCKS ! big time! because their USB driver 2.0 support for old computers is a total failure.
Last night i was trying hard to get the USB PCI 2.0 from NEC to work but couldn't find any drivers as the manufacturer of the PCI card wrote "use Windows Update for drivers" and so i did and gues what: NO DRIVERS!
I have using 14 days searching after drivers on google "world's biggest searching machine on the web".
and now my old Compaq shuts up and has gone into the graveyard right after i gave up upon the search... 'sigh' i've had it for 4 years now..
wtf do i do now??
Last night i was trying hard to get the USB PCI 2.0 from NEC to work but couldn't find any drivers as the manufacturer of the PCI card wrote "use Windows Update for drivers" and so i did and gues what: NO DRIVERS!
I have using 14 days searching after drivers on google "world's biggest searching machine on the web".
and now my old Compaq shuts up and has gone into the graveyard right after i gave up upon the search... 'sigh' i've had it for 4 years now..
wtf do i do now??
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Re: old Compaq has died upon me
Try out Linux?
They say it runs great on old hardware. If nothing else, you can give it a try
They say it runs great on old hardware. If nothing else, you can give it a try
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Well first of all it won't start up in bios screen it's totally black exept for 4 signs i cant read with a high frequenzy beep sound ...
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Re: old Compaq has died upon me
well, I don't like Compaq and Dell, because they often use re-labeled parts of other manufacturers so it can be damn hard to find drivers...and Compaq especially seems have pretty short support times for drivers on their homepage for older hardware.
if you want to I can pick the parts for a cheap and good new system for you, just let me know how much you can spend and your usually online shop where I can check for parts...
if you want to I can pick the parts for a cheap and good new system for you, just let me know how much you can spend and your usually online shop where I can check for parts...
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oh, do you remember what BIOS it is (like AMI or Award)? and what exact beep message is it? 1 long beep?
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yeah 1 loong beep that continues and don't stop ...
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hm, the only error message with 1 long beep I found is for IBM BIOS, it's for mainboard, PSU or keyboard errors...
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Okay.. hmm could it be that my PSU is doing it? wierd
But what about the black screen with only four unreadable signs ?
But what about the black screen with only four unreadable signs ?
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i could be nice i could get it to again... Then absolutly Linux
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well, it could be that the PSU is not delivering enough power anymore, so not even the g-card is working properly anyway...so it's definitely worth a try to test it with another PSU...
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The thing is that it is a 'smal form factor' desktop pc, i don't have an sufficient PSU for it... i have an normal 300 W PSU to a normal ATX high tower pc,
But what about that black screen ?
But what about that black screen ?
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1 long beep, mobo issue and buggy screen - me thinks its a graphics card and mobo having issues - remove and replace graphics card on mobo.
You have an older computer - instead of trying to bring old hardware up to spec by firmware upgrades, tinkering with patches, you should be upgrading hardware to spec.
Instead of trying to make windows work on it, or add hardware that is not supported - convert the box to another OS and forget about new hardware. I kept all my old computers in original form, and did not expect to run new stuff on them.
I was checking out pawn shops, I was suprised at all the computers there. Obviously many did not have disc or manuals included, but still decent hardware to work with.
You have an older computer - instead of trying to bring old hardware up to spec by firmware upgrades, tinkering with patches, you should be upgrading hardware to spec.
Instead of trying to make windows work on it, or add hardware that is not supported - convert the box to another OS and forget about new hardware. I kept all my old computers in original form, and did not expect to run new stuff on them.
I was checking out pawn shops, I was suprised at all the computers there. Obviously many did not have disc or manuals included, but still decent hardware to work with.
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can you check what mainboard it is? maybe we can find out what BIOS is running on it. if it's not an IBM BIOS it actually could be anything...
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Thanks DNR ... I'll remember that!
BB.. the bios screen would be an Compaq logo if it did work...
BB.. the bios screen would be an Compaq logo if it did work...
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oh...check here:
http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/compaqbeep.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1 never-ending beep = faulty RAM
http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/compaqbeep.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
1 never-ending beep = faulty RAM