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Help me fix my 3.1 laptop

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Name: vag
Date: July 10, 2005 at 16:24:34 Pacific
OS: 3.1
CPU/Ram: dunno
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okay when i start it, it makes this sounds beep beep twice. then says
1150-comm port configuration error -(run setup)
then gives me options of choosing resume or setup. when i choose setup it makes beep beep sound and shows
S and a key next to it (like a key to open a door). wth am i supposed to do :|.

i didn't use this for years and just found it in basement so ya..



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Response Number 1
Name: hiho
Date: July 11, 2005 at 00:29:11 Pacific
Reply:

I believe it is requesting the CONFIGURATION SETUP DISKETTE, have you downloaded from COMPAQ yet ??


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Response Number 2
Name: vag
Date: July 11, 2005 at 17:08:56 Pacific
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wat diskete? where can i download from
thx


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Response Number 3
Name: hiho
Date: July 11, 2005 at 23:21:05 Pacific
Reply:

SIGH!

http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

You will need to tick the box for 'download drivers and software' and enter the model in the 'for product' box, when you have done this click the the little arrow box at the side of the box.

This will take you to another page where it will quite likely list a whole range of models, this is where you choose you model. You hover the mouse over the correct model then double left click the mouse to open up the page which will have prompts.

This is called NAVIGATING WEB PAGES...


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Response Number 4
Name: vag
Date: July 12, 2005 at 17:26:16 Pacific
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okay well problem is the sticker that the product number was written on is ripped off :S
here is some pics of the laptop if any1 could tell me an alternative

http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/5579/dscf00051bv.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/9153/dscf00077rf.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/4595/dscf00081it.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/4346/dscf00096mt.jpg
http://img302.imageshack.us/img302/3018/dscf00104an.jpg

hope this helps.


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Response Number 5
Name: vag
Date: July 12, 2005 at 17:37:30 Pacific
Reply:

okay i figured out its contura, but not sure wat series exactly and what file to download :s


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Response Number 6
Name: vag
Date: July 12, 2005 at 17:39:12 Pacific
Reply:

wait wait i figured out its contura Series 4/25.
site is http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Contura/us/locate/1_881.html
so wat file do i download?


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Response Number 7
Name: hiho
Date: July 12, 2005 at 22:46:36 Pacific
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I am not allowed to blasphem but sometimes one wants to......

http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Contura/us/download/8421.html


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Response Number 8
Name: steppenwolf1
Date: July 14, 2005 at 14:06:01 Pacific
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id get into setup hit del or f2 or f10 and reset the time and date and it may work


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Response Number 9
Name: jake1025
Date: July 16, 2005 at 15:43:12 Pacific
Reply:

ya i have the same problem on a 3.1 laptop i have. that key you see at startup means the bios was locked and you need to type a password to continue. nothing shows up when you type your password (no *'s) but everything you type is still being inputed as a password.

i guess if you dont know the original password there's nothing you can do, but try going into setup and messing around a little


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Response Number 10
Name: jake1025
Date: July 16, 2005 at 15:49:34 Pacific
Reply:

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if the key is made of acsii characters and looks something like what i typed above (the website font distorts the key i typed a little), and is in the top left corner of the screen, it's asking for a password. if the key you see doesent look like that, forget what i said in the last post


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Response Number 11
Name: vag
Date: July 17, 2005 at 18:34:36 Pacific
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yes it looks exactly like that, and when do i put the floppy in? Nothing seems to work...


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