20 Most Recent HP Compaq Presario V5204nr Notebook Questions & Answers

omg , haven't heard the word VCR in decade. are you kidding? seems not., what's next 8track tapes? and Beatles? LOL ! "hard days night?" omg 2, rabbit ears,, im blowing out a gasket laughing... vhf/uhf analog tv is gone. now. (FCC rules ,dead) HDTV sure. please say what you are up to the job.? are you trying to burn VHS tape to DVD? nah.... that be me 16 years ago.... then gave all my VHS away at work. hated VHS, ugly mess. i see, says the blind man! you need a switch box. yes, they still sell them like on ebay but not walfart.

The Xfinity Cable Service is also an Internet service provider then you need a cable modem with a built-in wireless router.Check with Xfinity and if they are also an Internet Service provider then they can also supply this cable modem/wireless router.

Yes you can use an external HDD to extend your current HDD. If by extend you mean use the external HDD for storage and such.
However if you wanted to literally extend your current HDD by creating a single partition for both HDDs then it could be extremely problematic because the external HDD will be connected with an USB cable. If you were to accidentally unplug the usb cable then your whole system would crash.

Hello,

This laptop will accept any USB harddisk as it does have USB ports.

I would recommend a 500GB personally as this is the most cost effective and most users are not likely to need 1TB unless using your laptop as a media center or video/music editing platform.

Please get it here : www.hp.com/cposupport/eschome.html
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www.welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

Yes you can run the laptop on only the outlet power adapter plug. It will not hurt the laptop.

Have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season...

Here is a direct link to this laptop's user manual:
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00703046.pdf

If there is a drive password on the system then you will have to send it back to HP so they can reset the passwords. You will be charged for the service.

Hi.

If it is completely dead check the voltage at power adapter DC contacts using a multimeter.

If there is voltage within 0.5 Volts from specifications, then try starting the laptop with no internal battery. A shorted battery may cause the laptop not starting.

If battery and adapter are OK, then the problem is the DC socket in the laptop motherboard. The laptop must be taken apart and the solder joints soldered back. This is a delicate job and must be done by an experienced repairer.

In some case the whole power circuit or the main board may be faulty. Testing is done reading Ohms at DC socket solder joints on main board (or power board, depending on model).

Regards.

Ginko.

Have you checked this page : http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3197922.

I dont think your laptop have support drivers for windows 7. Try luck with these drivers.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=3197922

Go to Compaq's website (Now HP) and find info (KIP) on the max Ghz it will support and what has to be done (maybe nothing, maybe switches or jumpers) set it and "POP" in the new chip!

GL!

remove the inside door panel reach inside and, reattach the clip to the inside door lever rod

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try to download the drivers from herehttp://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/previousVersions?softwareitem=ob-43462-1&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3197922&os=228&lang=en

I buy them from Smartmicro, very reliable and good prices:
http://www.smartmicrousa.com/hp_compaq_inverter_board.aspx?page=2

I could not find your model's manual, but this show how to replace it on a Compaq V2000 which should be similar and should give you a good starting point.

http://www.screentekinc.com/lcd-removal-instructions_en,IBM.shtml

Click on this link or copy and paste the complete link into your browser.
If I could be of further assistance, let me know. If this helps or solves the issue, please rate it.
Thanks, Joe
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hmm ! that means your cd drive is not recognized by OS.....

chk into bios ...is cd drive is detected by your bios....???

do a test in audio setting in control panel