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Laptop Battery not Charging, Will not Calibrate
I've spent most of the day trying to fix this problem and I'm ready to throw in the towel. My laptop, a Compaq Armada E500, has suddenly developed a battery charging problem. If I go to the power management in the control panel and check the "power...- commoman
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Compaq DVD CD-ROM multiple models same pt. #
Compaq Armada E500, DVD CD-ROM, Compaq part # 168003-336, model DRN-8080B. Multi-bay, hot swap capable. F/W 1.14 For some reason, I can't open the door except with the pin hole. If I put a disk in, DVD or Data, it spins up to speed but never reads the disk. The computer locks up. Nothing works...- commoman
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DNS Keeps changing back from my settings.
Now don't laugh too hard, but yes there are still some of us stuck with dial-up,... and yes WIN98 (SE). I've had the same IP for 3 years. They've upgraded their services each year. I won't say the name of the company but the service will probably give it away. They came out with accelerator...
