compaq presario 2700 want boot
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40vern
, Feb 26 2010 05:47 AM
#46
Posted 11 March 2010 - 02:45 PM
#47
Posted 11 March 2010 - 07:24 PM
where can i get an operating system do you mean like windows xp?
cani get this off the net?
cani get this off the net?
#48
Posted 11 March 2010 - 07:49 PM
Contact Compaq and ask to purchase the original Recovery disks for your madel.
They should only cost about 30 to 40 USD.
No you cannot get them on the net without purchasing straight form Compaq.
They should only cost about 30 to 40 USD.
No you cannot get them on the net without purchasing straight form Compaq.
#49
Posted 11 March 2010 - 07:54 PM
i cannot get the recovery i tried this a coupld of years and they said that they did hot go back this late. i can try and buy a new operating system though.
#50
Posted 11 March 2010 - 07:58 PM
on the instructions for the hard drive enclosure it sais set the hard drive to function in master mode by adjection the necessayf jumers according to the drive manufacturers instructions.
what does this mean?
what does this mean?
#51
Posted 11 March 2010 - 08:01 PM
When you get a new hd you will have to make sure it is the correct type. From what you have just described it looks like it would be a IDE hard drive.
What it is saying is that the hd has a jumper on it that would have tobe set fro master with slave from what I understand.
Yes you could purchase a new OS like XP, Vista or Win 7.
What it is saying is that the hd has a jumper on it that would have tobe set fro master with slave from what I understand.
Yes you could purchase a new OS like XP, Vista or Win 7.
#52
Posted 11 March 2010 - 09:13 PM
these are the instructions for the closure and the old hard drive that i have to put in the closer not the hard drive that i need to buy for the computer.
#53
Posted 11 March 2010 - 10:33 PM
OK the instructions would be the same. If the instructions on the enclosure says the hd needs to be set to master then on the back of the hd where the power and ribbon plug into it there should be a jumper, blue, yellow or white. It is put on two pins and depending on which pins they are on dictates if the drive is a master, slave or cable select.
#54
Posted 11 March 2010 - 10:40 PM
on the enclosure i dont see any wires it is just a cap that slips over the end of the hard drive and then you plug it into the computer
#56
Posted 12 March 2010 - 01:24 PM
thanks everyone for your help. i am going to look in to it and see what i can do.
in the mean time where can i buy a hard drive. compaq sais that they dont see them for a notebook that is this old.
in the mean time where can i buy a hard drive. compaq sais that they dont see them for a notebook that is this old.
#57
Posted 12 March 2010 - 02:13 PM
Notebook drives would be a 2.5 inch drive. Below i have linked to the two online companies I use and to specifically their 2.5 inch drives.
NewEgg
TigerDirect
NewEgg
TigerDirect
#58
Posted 12 March 2010 - 02:49 PM
well i tried to take the silver case off the hard drive to look for wires to jump and some part fell out. i guess that i just need to accept my loss.
i tried tiger direct but they said they dont have them
new egg is looking for me.
they have some hard drives on ebay however i cannot get the guy to give me any numbers off of the to see if they match. i am guessing that the one on ebay will work but i am not sure.
i tried tiger direct but they said they dont have them
new egg is looking for me.
they have some hard drives on ebay however i cannot get the guy to give me any numbers off of the to see if they match. i am guessing that the one on ebay will work but i am not sure.
#59
Posted 12 March 2010 - 02:58 PM
Looks like this is what was in the system originally.
Hard Drive 20.0 GB UltraDMA Hard Drive
#60
Posted 12 March 2010 - 03:03 PM
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