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should recognize the cd rom /dvd unit automatically
lower picture is of the c300 cd unit
anything look different from the original ............lowest picture
CRX880A Compaq Presario C305LA C508US C551NR Optical Combo Drive CD-RW DVD- ROM
http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/ You can download this program (the ISO is an image file to be burned onto a CD/DVD) and use it to recover your password
did you remove the DVD , from HP, in the drive, first.????
if not, the dvd can boot endlessly.
id say HDD is bad, too
never seen any this old still good, and vista is trash.,
looks like a 2006 , 11 year old laptop
why not get a used 2010 or newer laptop and try it.
used lap tops are cheap at Goodwill
get a LT with at least windows 7, 64bit running,
here is a test.
learn to use a boot CD/DVD live OS.
take any live boot CD (make one) for windows 7/8/10
or linux live CD.
then boot the CD and run that slow OS off CD.
easy as pie if you have a cd/dvd burner. (other puter in home)
does the laptop run ok? now?. costs nothing to do this, but $1 media.max.
if yes, then your HDD is bad. (my best guess)
with the BOOT CD you can even run HDD tests.
extensive tests in fact. all techs know how to do that.
find one?
THE COMPUTER DOESN'T EXACTLY CHARGE THE BATTERY. MAYBE THE ADAPTER FOR THE C502US ISN'T COMPATIBLE WITH UR COMPUTER, OR THE ADAPTER CONNECTION AT THE COMPUTER/ MOTHERBOARD IS FAULTY.
You need to repair your operating system (OS), using your OS installation CD. OS repair wont loose your data, it will simply repair and correct your errors
Open your sound controls to make sure nothing is muted or set on low volume. If that's not the case, open your audio drivers program and check to see if nothing is muted.
Laptops are usless for playing games. They may play some low quality games but there is really nothing you can do to upgrade a laptop to make it suitable for playing games. If you are planning on playing PC Games, buy a good Desktop Computer.
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