20 Most Recent Compaq AlphaServer DS10 - Page 3 Questions & Answers

bad hdd.

1. buy a new hdd.
2. buy upgrade to SSD
3. buy it in a PC store like Bestbuy
4. buy it at ebay , amazon or 1000s of online stores (googled)
5. the reload the OS.
6. or have a shop fix your PC and avoid all this , work.

HP.com 2005 RELIC PC. HP owns and sold Compaq 2002 to 2013 (now ended) HP also now ended all support on some compaq's (oldest) XP THE VIRUS MAGNET ENDED 2014 SO WHY USE XP?????? HP HAS MANUAL http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00501998.pdf READ THIS https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Video-Display-and-Touch/Compaq-presario-v2000-display-driver/td-p/6407791 DRIVERS https://h30434.www3.hp.com:443/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?advanced=false&allow_punctuation=false&q=Presario+v2000+DRIVERS ask hp.com for drivers if you google them,end less virus infections await avoid XP forever and win.

no monitor told (most that old are dead) not told is monitor connected to VGA C14(carbon dated) 2006, relic the coin cell CMOS is dead and is first and only $1 USD or does the vga cable go to GPU card, DVI, VGA, HDMI what. I GPU cards is there PCI the monitor must be connnected to it. personally never seen any 2006 monitor ever work after 20,000 hours on the lame CCFL dead Backlamp tubes. DOA. buy newer monitor 2010 up or one that old or newer the reviews show now with LED back lighting. and win.

all batteries (both) are bad. leave out the huge one, run on AC powerpack only replace coin cell battery RTC it is bad.

slow wifi slow internet, ISP, page for more speed ? email server is overloaded are not they all? emails with photos can be slow. are the with photos switch to text only emails faster and for sure more secure.

ask them, we are not them. microsoft.com them.

which one? did you buy it dead like that locked kids did it/ you forgot it.? what? just out of the blue, this is coin cell CMOS RTC dead. and is DUE long ago https://www.pcdied.com/passwords.html

the word reset means zero, my guess you want to reload windows not told from scratch>? XP OS, is infected Im sure. lost the install disk? now F11 recover facts.

1. HDD not bad, or F11 is dead for ever. and ever.
2. HDD not upgraded or F11 image is gone for ever.
3. OS not upgraded and the Image is there for XP but is useles

Most these PCs have bad batteries and HDD is bad. most. the cure is obvious. new COIN new HDD. new OS. or test the hDD first, ask. the dead coin battery can not be ignored. or get the PC repaired in a real shop.

there are 7 levels. of PW and more. we can not magically see your screen. what is hoc? https://www.pcdied.com/passwords.html

you meant, will not HOLD time that means the RTC CMOS coin cell battery is now dead as all are that old. after 7 years kaput happens. coin replace it. and do this https://www.pcdied.com/cmos.html#Reset_only.

only some do, it must show up in device manager. does it? no PC old, maker yes, compaq (hp.com) no model told. and is and option then. if missing a usb web cam is dirt cheap .

no PC model told at home? do other PC fails or TV ? on the net.? use the ethernet port with cat5 cable to the router. see internet is good. see? if yes, now fix wifi your users manual at hp.com shows how to do that.

the CMOS coin cell is dead,now BIOS goes mad, and even can not find the HDD to boot.all do that ,at 7 years old.the PC mfg date was 2006so like magic the Coin lasted for 10 years. how lucky youit must be replaced RTC coin is HP name for it, it is pig tail RTC coin seen herehttp://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00622160.pdfpage 153 PDF service guide.sell there, amazing no? the real deal.

google it.

all old monitors are dead now, yours only dim, 15" LCD relic Compaq Monitor PE1212 Used A 1024 x 768 LCD 15" year 2002 made all had, CCFL back lamp tubes. all are bad for::

1. Dim
2. dead
3. 1/2 tubes bad, 1/2 screens
4. blinks or strobes
5. yellow tinged white screens.
6. works only hot or cold. or intermttant.

what;s to like about CCFL, zero buy 2010 and newer monitor with LED back lamps.

firefox is best. hands down and free and is more secure. my tech radar C14 dates this PC 2005. the coin cell is dead or on the cusp. 2005 is XP OS, the worst virus magnet on earth. IE 1 to 10 are banned now, IE11 soon or partly. at banks so IE is never good, then or now. Firefox, is free and safe from only the mozilla site. nobody else. https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ best for fast, and safe,best for fast updates and security best for vast extensions, (like noads)

that is a great post , and PXE is clear known well error. This CMOS coin cell is dead. now NVRAM forgot all setting, for BIOS now from that act, PXE gets turned in BIOS and must not ever be. PXE means remove LAN server boot, (thin net) for businesses. never you. the fix is 10 steps. New coin cell battery the reset bios like this. 9 simple steps clicks) https://www.pcdied.com/cmos.html#Reset_only.

no model told at all. zero clues it's inside it's on the motherboard (MOBO) or pig tail CMOS coin there. any shop can do it, some laptops (is it) have 35 screws to reach it.

1. the OS is messed up or
2. the coin cell cmos battery is dead, making it confused.

old old laptops 2007 (sept, released) came new with VISTA OS. or XP.

• 2007 , relic
• all batterys are no good, remove huge leave it out.
• replace RTC CMOS battery, now BIOS works.
• test the HDD (ask) if bad a new one must put here.
• Reload the OS, if lost? go to free linux. run what
• W10 will never run here, most of these are in dumps now.