20 Most Recent HP Compaq nx9020 Notebook Questions & Answers

dont they all , eventually. all do a fact. but why ? so leave that old battery out, run on AC for ever if you wish and for SURE TESTING. they love to fail and overload the PC. so with AC good power pack no main battery does the power turn on? y/n does the fan run (above is yes) does the cd tray eject does the bios message show on the screen, it must "hit f10 to setup?" means BIOS page. does it, or is the screen back totally no text EVER. even hitting the F10 key or the key it told you to hit for 10 years. that is called fan running and not packed up. the black screen of *****. we have no idea what YOU can do, your skills your tools, ? how can any person know that. if not black screens of deathh then say so and say what you saw fully this time. http://pcdied.com/black-screen.html its a nx9020 (2004, 13 long hard years old.!!!) not 9020, the nx matters . big time top black screens fan ok are? COIN cell dead. CMOS RTC battery coin main battery shorted, nah its parked on shelf. CCFL lamps it PC are dead. as all are this old do the flash light trick yet, fan blowing.

old laptop , is HP compaq now, there is no COMPAQ now. XP is 3 years, dead OS ,and a virus magnet. that BSOD? is bad memory in most cases but XP loves to do it. i have org install disc from

1. Microsoft
2. HP
3. or Compac long ago..

this lap to is so old most have been scrapped now. why not get a newer one from GOODWILL, this one they would not touch its so old (savvy them no?)_ why not get a 10 year or less LT. which can run Win7 at least then it has value, yours is like $20 as parts on EBAY, scrap. who'd buy a XP relic lap top, only the desperate is my guess. Its like buying an old YUGO car, (ouch) so why put cash money in a box that has no value. why? what if memory is bad,or HDD or CDRom. are you going to buy parts for that? really? XP need SP3 or is useless forget SP2, MS does not support XP HP does not support over 10 year hardware. so, why mess with things not supported>? I do but I have expensive APPS that only run in XP or vista and have near new, LT very old that run that when needed, like 1hr a year. if not for that, id donate them to GOODWILL where they belong. most old gear like this is sent to the 3rd world as a gift. or scrapped. ah I lied , 2005 support, at HP, 12 years old. get them before they pull the drain on it http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/readIndex?sp4ts.oid=380680&swLangOid=8&swEnvOid=1098 for install disk only these work. from HP, HP owns compaq for 16 long years. media kits real matching only your LT. !! http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/bph07143

Try Using Windows Media Player to burn you music

you have to set it every time

Install latest video drivers. Check FN and F4 for changing the way multiple displays work

see my post

You maybe had a virus,specific a Trojean one.You will need a rescue disk.Here is a good one http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk

Hi,

Check Device Manager to for any "unknown devices", your audio device driver might be one of those. Unknown devices usually appears if the device driver (ex. audio driver) is not installed. You can also find an "exclamation point" under "Sound, video and game controllers" if there is conflict on the driver causing no audio to be heard from the unit.

To resolve the issue, you can either use the Drivers installation disc which came with the computer or Right-click on the "unknown device" and select "Update driver" button.

For pc users who doesnt know how to check device manager, follow below steps:

Windows XP
- Start > Run > type devmgmt.msc on the box then hit enter key. or you can also
- Start > Right-click My Computer > Properties > Hardware tab > Device Manager

Windows Vista and 7
- Start > type devmgmt.msc on the search box then hit enter key or
- Start > Right-click Computer > System Properties > Device Manager (link at the left pane)

Hope this helps.

If starting windows on safe mode does not work you can try to repair by recovery console. But first you need to have a Windows XP CD, then follow this instructions:

1.Reboot the computer with the Windows XP CD in the optical drive. First you will need to accept the license agreement, press F8 to accept it and proceed.

2.Setup will search for existing windows installations, at this point it should give you the options to install a fresh copy of windows or to repair. In this case press R key to rapair.

3.After you press the R key, the recovery console should start up. It should show a message like ''Microsoft Windows XP Recovery Console'' etc etc. and command prompt. It will ask you wich Windows XP installation you would like to log onto, you should type 1 and press enter, then it will ask you for the administrator password, type it and press enter.
Now, don't really know what is your problem exactly, so lets try this:

4. Type ''fixmbr'' and press enter, this fix the master boot record.
Type ''copy d:\i386\ntldr'' and press enter.
Type ''copy d:\i386\ntdetect.com

5. Now lets rebuild the boot.ini, in case that it's gone or corrupted.
Type ''bootcfg /rebuild''.
Recovery console will try to locate all installed copies of windows and ask if you want to add them to the new BOOT.INI file that it's going to create, chose yes for the ones you want.

6.That's it. Type exit, and take out the CD from the optical drive.

If that does not work try checking the hard drive. Do this by entering recovery console as before. As soon as you get to the command prompt type ''chkdsk'' this runs the check disk utility, and will tell you if your disk is good or damaged. If it's damaged you will need to replace it.

go to the start menu and select my computer. then youll see a menu with options on the left side. select my network places. then on the left side youll see view network connections click it. then youll see your local connection if its not enabled right click it and enable it or repair the connection

The switch is on the right front - it's only available on select models.

Hi there,

The simplest way to remove a BIOS password is to simply remove the CMOS battery. A computer will remember its settings and keep the time even when it is turned off and unplugged because these parts are powered by small battery inside the computer called a CMOS battery. If we pull out this battery, the computer will forget alot of its hardware settings, including its BIOS password.

Hope this helps.
Cheers!!

Try restarting the computer - watch at the bottom of the screen for an F command to enter setup - once in setup, go through each file menu and press F9 to set default settings. Do the same on the Exit Menu. Then, Exit and Save Settings.

If this does not help, you're best option will be to re-install from the installation disk. (or follow repair instructions on disk).

Please let me know if you need further assistance.

carsandcomps,

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1. Go to the desktop.
2. Right click.
3. Go to "Properties".
4. Click "Appearance".
5. Click "Advanced".
6. Where it says "Item" go down to "Icon" and then pick the size you want.

The ribbon connecting your screen to your motherboard is loose, disassemble the laptop and ensure the cable is connected correctly (it should be easy to spot, it will be the only one going to the screen) if it isnt this then the cable may be damaged from all the opening and closing. If this is the case then remove the canle and replace it. Take it along to your local computer repair store or search for the part on the internet.

Good luck

in the front of your ,or in the rear of your pc ,there is a slide button , make it to go right

I am most certain you are an honest person but this is a question repeatedly asked by those who have come into possession of computers by less than honest means.

• The answer is a complicated algorithm that can be supplied by HP only if you can prove legal ownership to their satisfaction.
• I am sure that there are hackers who can find the back door around this but I wouldn't recommend it.

It is really tough to installed a different motherboard in a laptop since they are built for that machine. The screw holes and such won't line up also connectors. I would look into getting a newer laptop.