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Compaq Problem?
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 09:11:27 Pacific OS: Windows XP Professional CPU/Ram: 2.5Ghz/256MB Product: Compaq Evo D51S
Comment:
I have a compaq pc which is currently really annoying me, sometime's it boot's just fine, sometimes it hangs at the very beginning (i see the red compaq logo screen and a message saying press anykey for optional rom message's but pressing any keys doesn't work, and some times it says parity error 2, i have tried changing the RAM as i thought this might be the case, but this has not helped. It only boots properly if i leave it unplugged for a while then try again, is there anything anyone can suggest? Thanks in advance.
Name: Badboy Date: June 26, 2006 at 10:06:46 Pacific
Reply:
Try a new MOBO battery.
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Response Number 2
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 11:02:31 Pacific
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Just tried a new battery, nothing's any diffrent restarted, setup the BIOS again, and then it came up with that error again, is there anything else anyone can suggest?
Thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: Badboy Date: June 26, 2006 at 11:25:30 Pacific
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Is there a Rompaq that is downloadable for this computer at the Compaq website?
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Response Number 4
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 11:30:59 Pacific
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Sorry i haven't a clue what your talking about? Can you explain.
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Response Number 5
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 11:35:41 Pacific
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Never mind i downloaded and flashed the updated firmware (sorry but i didn't even notice it was called rompaq,)version 3.18 and i'm still having this problem, any further suggestions would be appreciated.
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Response Number 6
Name: Badboy Date: June 26, 2006 at 12:40:00 Pacific
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Try a different PSU.
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Response Number 7
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 12:52:20 Pacific
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I don't have another power supply avalible, is this a possible cause? Are there any other potential causes i could eliminate first?
Thanks
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Response Number 8
Name: Badboy Date: June 26, 2006 at 13:12:57 Pacific
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There might be "other potential causes" you could eliminate first but they don't seem relevant to the symptoms you describe.
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Response Number 9
Name: ham30 Date: June 26, 2006 at 13:20:44 Pacific
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It could be the motherboard, a bad card, a bad drive or something else.
Try reseating the motherboard power connector.
Do yourself a favor BACKUP!
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Response Number 10
Name: fazz Date: June 26, 2006 at 13:27:46 Pacific
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Thanks for your help, i seem to have it working again at the moment, just reloading the original drive image, i'll find another power supply just in case this problem continues.
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