Rate HP Compaq Presario 42 Series CQ42-274TU Core i3 - (2 GB DDR3/320 GB HDD/Windows 7 Home Basic) Notebook ...

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Compaq Presario computers, like most conventional office workstations under Windows, enable users to boot into Safe Mode. This feature provides an efficient way for computer administrators to ...

If you need to change the boot order of devices or set the internal clock of your Compaq Presario laptop, the Basic Input/Output System, or BIOS, is where you need to go. This setup program offers ...

For an entry-level laptop, the Compaq Presario CQ62-225nr ($499.99 list), available at Staples, has a lot going on. It offers a roomy 15.6-inch display, a full-size keyboard, and a modern dual-core ...

The Compaq Presario CQ5210f ($390 list) is the computer to buy if you want a cheap, powerful sub $400 desktop PC. Available at Staples, it is priced like a nettop, yet has scads more power from a ...

The Compaq Presario 711 is a nice upgrade from my 475MHz AMD desktop system. The configuration I recently bought from Costco.com includes too many features to list here, but it has more than two times ...

The Compaq Presario SR5130NX ($480 direct) is a middle-of-the-road offering from Compaq, backed by the HP behemoth. Since HP held on to the Compaq name (and brand) after the 2002 merger, Compaq has ...

Hey all,<P>My friend has a Compaq Presario 5000 with some kind of ESS sound built in. It got borked, so I wiped it clean and put Windows 2000 (it used to have Millenium), hoping Win2k would have the ...

Although Microsoft Corp. will not officially release its Windows XP operating system until Oct. 25, it has allowed PC makers to begin shipping machines loaded with the new OS as of Monday, which ...