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A crossover cable has pins 1and 2 (orange) and 5 and 6 crossed so XMit and rec are crossed, a hub or switch will automatically cross these internaly so you don't need the crossed cable. Hope that helps.

Think we need to work on our timing....But hey, twice as much info is better than none at all.

I might be mistaken, but the specs I pulled up show that model as using pc100 ram, and the newer pc133 chips are made much denser and are no longer backwards-compatible. Try returning what you purchased and get pc100 sdram. Memory Architecture non-ECC SDRAM 168-pin modules DIMM sockets two...

F1 to enter BIOS in the gateways, I believe, but if you really want to get rid of that error message, you may very well need a new hard drive depending on the particular SMART error you are getting.

Email web link for US Support: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp? BV_SessionID=@@@@1571792684.1044493335@@@@&BV_EngineID=iadcg geifmjebfdmcfjgckidnf.0&infoType=Email&oid=14362&prodoid=993 0 thought the status monitor2 for win2k might work...

From the information you provided, I believe this is the hardware manual for your laptop, follow through with the backup battery replacement procedure, and reference the other steps involved. The diagrams are pretty self-explanatory. Good luck...

Most of the major media players out there (realplayer, windows media player, etc.) give you the option of adding cd music to a "library" on your hard drive. If you are connected to the internet at that time, the player will download the artist and track info for you so you don't have...

This shortcut can also be copied from another profile on the computerfrom the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\"Name"\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch

Could you post a more complete descri[tion of the exact error code, and the details of your system hardware and software environment (incl printer type)?

Long day from hell, sorry. Try running a local install with the files you downloaded, but first turn off virus protection, firewall, tsr's, etc, maybe defrag first, run Windoctor if you have it. One of those "grasping at straws" days. sid.echikson@verizon.net

If you save the installer files locally, there should be no problem performing an install.

Why is upgrading not an option? In your version, if you right click on a link, does it give you the option to open it in a new window?

If this is the Armada 4131T model, unfortunately you should be looking around for a replacement. Compaq shows a max of 48mb ram, 133mhz pentium processor, and the USB cardbus PC Card is only supported by the 4200 series and up. There is a Mobile CD Expansion Unit available for this, but this...

Monday morning when I go in to work, I'll talk to our server guys, I think they have two or three still up and running NT...I'll get copies of whatever they have for you. sid.echikson@verizon.net

Will this listing help? Links to SmartStart and System Configuration Utilities under "utilities" heading near bottom of page, plus RomPaq's, etc. Should let you rebuild this machine... http://www.compaq.com/support/files/server/us/locate/7_1138.html