I just got a Compaq Presario v5000 ... just wondering if anyone had any problems with them???
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I had one for many years and it was an excellent computer that served me well I gave it to a family member and he is still using it.
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no kiddin.... but where did you get this laptop from.... ??????\nIf that's a real problem... then take all your laptop warranty papers and go to the nearest service center that belongs to the brand of your laptop.... else post again with the LAPTOP SERIAL NUMBER...(someone might be searching for it).
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I would recommend to go back directly to the place you purchased the laptop from and request a refund.  It seems that you are unwilling to provide the manufacturer with proof of purchase in order for them to correct the warranty issue.  \n\nI think this goes further then the warranty though, because the place that sold you the laptop repressented it as new.  \n\nGood Luck
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I have a Toshiba M45 - S359\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BKABC6/002-9371304-9284833?v=glance&n=541966\n\nIt is a work horse. I have been using it for the last 7 months and it has given me no problem at all. If you are sitting in a "quiet" room, you can hear your hard drive spin. That is fine with me. \n\nThe computer is pretty fast. I've played CIV 4 on this system without any problem. The fan is working great. Overall, i've had no problems.\n\ni hope it remains the same way.\n\nHowever, there is one thing that I really did not understand. Toshiba pulled the sales of this laptop 2 months after I bought mine. I'm not quite sure why Toshiba would do that. They replaced this series with the A100's. \n\nYou asked for my experience with my laptop, and here it is!
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tell me what brand of com0puter u have and send it to isaias.amaya@sbcglobal.net and i'll try to help u
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If your PC is a Compaq, check the HP driver update site for\nan upgraded BIOS. I had a problem with usb on my Compaq\nSR1420 PC. There is finally an uprev'd BIOS.
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From personal experience, I'd say no. I bought one before my 1st semester in college. The summer before my 2nd yr the motherboard died on me-- days after my warranty was no longer effective. The laptop had never been dropped or anything of that nature, so I don't know what caused the motherboard to die. If you do get one, get an extended warranty just in case something goes wrong in the long run.
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A few things... 1) The chip may be defective 2)The mother board in your computer doesn't support 512MB sticks.\n\nDoes the system start up when the chip is installed? If it does you could use a program like MemtestX86+ to test each chip.   \nYou may also want to check compaq's website for any bios updates that may help the computer.  \n\nFinally, PNY's memory configurator is a nice help for figuring out what your system can handle.  It will give you details about the motherboard, like how much ram is supported, bus speeds, cpu speeds, etc... Granted they will recommend PNY memory products, but their product model numbers give away the specific type of memory they are e.g. PC100, PC133, etc..
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No.  The last Toshiba I had, the damn screws literally fell out of it.  YA the screws in the bottom holding the bottom of it started to come out.  (3 or 4 went missing before I noticed it.)  \n\nI have never had that problem with any other laptop.  Toshiba refused to send out the screws that I needed.  Their excuse was that they didn't "stock screws".  My argument was that I shouldn't have to send a laptop in for service when all I need is a damn screw.\n\nI was really pissed that they couldn't help me.  I went to the hardware store and bought my own damn small screws.\n\nThe moral of this story is:  Screw Toshiba before they screw you!\n\nNo kidding.  Sony's tech support isn't very good in my opinion.  I called them for hardware problems where I knew the laptop had to be sent in to be fixed BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T POWER ON AT ALL, and they made me do all the things I had already told them I'd done before they would move through the process.   The people that actually replaced the hardware were nice and seemed to be knowledgable.  I talked with them because they had a question before finishing the job.\n\nGateway and Dell laptops might be pretty good.  I really like HP laptops though, especially the ones with the AMD processors.  If you get a laptop be sure to go with one that has a powerful video card so that if you do decide to play games on it, you won't be severely limited by the dinky graphics card in most laptops.  ATI 9700, ATI9800 or some of the geforce video cards are really good in these newer laptops.  They cost a little more, but give you a lot more power when it comes to graphics performance.\n\nHP seems to be a good balance between durability, power, cost, and reliability.  My wife's HP laptop has worked like a champ and is a pretty good all around computer for games, office, internet, and other applications.
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Firstly, nice hardware setup - It really does sound like a top notch machine.\n\nSecondly, don't try to upgrade your bios. I've known many people destroy their motherboards trying this (you can send it to the manufacturer to get fixed but it's not really worth it).\n\nIf I were you, I would simply make do with what you have. Trying to upgrade your bios might be the end of your supreme machine for a while until you can get a new board or get the current one remastered.\n\nYour machine is obviously a very high spec machine so I would suggest you stay happy with it to be honest.\n\nJ
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Get the Compaq Presario V3000Z series. It's very cheap (I bought mine for $479.99) , and performs well. You can find it here:\nhttp://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Usage&v1=Everyday+computing&series_name=V3000Z_series
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Hi\n\nThe laptop I am using at the moment has 700mhz, a 9-gig hard drive, 128MB (RAM) and I have absolutely no problems whatsoever with it. Sure, its about 9 years old (it was my fiances, she has a new one now) but in my opinion of you keep it clean of programs that use up a lot of memory/space then you should be fine. It does take a little longer to load, but i access the net, download stuff, chat and play games such as The Sims with no trouble at all. Of course, its up to you whether to buy it or not, just make sure it is genuine before you buy.
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I'm on my third HP laptop. I've finally learned! Although my second one was stolen (the guy probably did me a favor), all three of them have had to be sent back via mail for service. It takes a week or two.\n\nMy most recent HP laptop was only two months old, the battery clip broke, and the entire bottom of the thing fell apart. Then, it stopped working. They're so cheap because they're pieces of crap and the technical support people are frauds, claiming to call you back and then never doing so, forcing you to call them back six or seven times. I refuse to give in to their scheme to try to get me to give up, but if you have better things to do, you might just go buy a new one.\n\nIt doesn't matter if HPs are the cheapest ones on the market. Get a Toshiba, Fujitsu, or Sony.
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I have an HP at my job that was having some trouble and it was hard for even the IT people to get info/parts on it. It was a modified ASUS board made for HP apparently. The beeps usually are Video errors or RAM errors. If you switch RAM and still have a problem the motherboard is probably toast. This model sounds pretty old, time to upgrade anyways.
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It looks like Compaq really hates their competitor, Dell.\nI would contact the technical support of your computer and give them a really hard time. Be sure to tell them you might have to get a Dell, if you have the nerve.
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http://www.pricegrabber.co.uk/search.php?form_keyword=compaq%20review&mode=g_uk_b_s&skd=1\n\n\n\n\nthere u go. the link above will give u info.Also google it as well as there are loads of sites with info. hope this is of help 2u.xx
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Its better to ctc compaq to solve the probl or u can run the compaq installer cd. Remember to take the backup of ur data first.