Top 20 HP Compaq Business d530 Small Form Factor PC Desktop Questions & Answers

yes there are cable adapters so you can use a SATA drive in an IDE configuration and vice-versa--they are all pretty much the same..( you may need the power converter also)

ADI SoundMax AC97 Integrated Digital Audio Driver or SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio or ADI SoundMax Audio Driver for Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP. You can get any free by typeing in your computer name followed by audio driver and it will take you to the download site. Hope this helps

Your computer has an hardware problem, you should open the computer if you have two memory chip inside carefully take one out start the computer if it comes this mean that is bad memory.If it does not come on take out the other memory and put back the first one into the computer and start the computer.If you still have the problem you need to try another video card in the computer if the problem still exist you need to replace the CPU because it would be the device that is causing the problem.

First to be check is your power supply. Used power supply or brand new ones, does not matter as long as it is working properly, with correct voltage and ampere rating. Check your power supply with a voltmeter. Please take note also the total watts you need.. If your power supply is running good, problems will go down the line, the Motherboard. Remove all devices (hard disk, cards, memory, etc) just the motherboard, just to see if the motherboard is working right. Your should be hearing a beep sound indicating that the board is alive. If yes, you may reinstall the rest of the devices you removed.

you need to consult the customer care support line for HP on the bypass password. sometimes they might have to replace your bios.

Hello,

To the best of my knowledge and working with HP/Compaq for over 8 years, this model does not have SATA ports on the motherboard unless someone has customized your system with a new board other than that which came as the original board.

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go to HP.com and download the sound drivers
install and restart the comp

get a pci graphice card

Whatever you do, do *NOT* turn it on for a few days.
First, shake it and tilt it, to drain the water.
Let it sit at "room temperature" for 3 to 5 days.
Shake it and tilt it every few hours, to help drain it.

Then, look for "buttons" on the sides of the case.
Push those buttons, and slide the lid off.

sounds like you have your answer, your computer is hosed. unless you want to keep swapping parts to try to see if it's memory or cpu, I'd just get a new motherboard/cpu/ram combo (they've come a long way since you got that computer, I'll bet)

Do you mean open the case?

if so, there shouold be a pad on either side of the case when you look at it face on. The pads are near the front. If you press these both in at the same time and pull, the case front & lid should come off

Try restoring the system to factory default but back up any documents to a memory stick or cd first.

Hi!

Have you installed the driver for the soundcard already? If not, please make sure to download it first from this link:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093


Also, you would want to also download a copy of all the drivers listed on that page. In case there is a need for you to reinstall again, just insert the thumb drive or the CD where you have stored the files, and voila, you have quick access to the drivers.

Enter your System Setup/System Options/BIOS Setup (How ever termed, it should flash on the screen quickly when showing the HP Logo)

Search for "Perform Quick Boot" and using the instructions on the bottom of the screen make sure this is set to "Quick Boot" (sometimes label fast boot etc.)

This sounds like the most possible cause of your issue. The machine is somehow set to do a Full/Diagnostic Boot.

This can happen if the backup battery has died and your machine has been unplugged for awhile. It is also possible for the machine to lose these settings on random occurrences, but very uncommon.

If the following has helped, consider purchasing a new BIOS battery.

I believe these machines use standard flat-cell batterys, this will be apparent simply by opening the case and looking for something resembling a quarter.

Let us know
Good luck

use driver magician to get any drivers for your laptop and desktop

Go to this link ----> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&taskId=135&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&lang=en&cc=us

and select the ----> Operating System

and select the ----> Bios


OR


For Windows XP Professional use this link ---> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093#120

For Windows 2000 use this link -----> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=181#120

For Windows XP Home Edition use this link -----> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=316715&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=316713&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1098#120

Muhamamd Rauf
Pakistan - Karachi

http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Lookup?h_lang=en&h_cc=us&cc=us&h_page=hpcom〈=en&h_client=S-A-R163-1&h_query=DC5000+SFF&submit.x=8&submit.y=3

Inside of the computer you will see a small yellow(likely) button. Press and hold for about 5-7 seconds and then try, This is the CMOS reset button. If that does not work you can always remove the battery for a few seconds and that will work. This will also reset any bios settings you have saved to default.

You may not install a working Hard driver from one compuyer to another unless every component is exactly the same. All windows OS look at the hard ware to stop a person from  moving an OS for one syastem to another. Reinstall the OS of you have the disk,or use a free OS or co to the website and get a reinstall disk if a name brand computer that came with an os.