Comments on: How to remove and replace keyboard in Compaq Presario 2580US laptop

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:26:40 +0000

@ SUKANTA MANDAL,

Will you help me how to disassemble COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ42 that I own?

You'll find laptop disassembly instructions in the official maintenance guide for Compaq Presario CQ42 laptops.

I can’t run it without charge for not more than 15 minutes.So gradually I have to connect my laptop with the charger as long as I wish to continue running it.This is same with my friend who also has a Compaq laptop.Is this a battery problem or something else?

Most likely this is battery problem. Try replacing it.

By: SUKANTA MANDAL

SUKANTA MANDAL — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 06:29:30 +0000

Will you help me how to disassemble COMPAQ PRESARIO CQ42 that I own? I’m finding some problems with its battery. I bought it almost one year back.But recently what I notice regularly is that
I can’t run it without charge for not more than 15 minutes.So gradually I have to connect my laptop with the charger as long as I wish to continue running it.This is same with my friend who also has a Compaq laptop.Is this a battery problem or something else?Please do help me as well as to my friend . Thanks!

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:25:36 +0000

Katie,

Can anyone advise why I could use my Presario 2500 DM758A, last night with no problem, but yet this morning I now have a password on the user account. I never before needed a password to acess my user account. What happened? I went into the F2 setup, and it says the user account and the administrator account both need passwords. Even though I reset the password in the Bios, it still doesn’t allow me to get into the user account.
Could anyone advise what to do?

Someone set it up for you as a joke?
Here’s what you can do:
1. Remove hard drive and install it into the external USB enclosure.
2. Connect to another working PC or laptop and backup data.
3. Install the hard drive back into the laptop and reinstall OS.
Take a look at this guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/recover-files-from-broken-laptop/

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:33:39 +0000

Can anyone advise why I could use my Presario 2500 DM758A, last night with no problem, but yet this morning I now have a password on the user account. I never before needed a password to acess my user account. What happened? I went into the F2 setup, and it says the user account and the administrator account both need passwords. Even though I reset the password in the Bios, it still doesn’t allow me to get into the user account.
Could anyone advise what to do? It is driving me crazy.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:09:31 +0000

Jebreal,

Am trying to repair a Compaq nx6 110 laptop, but it hangs immediately the hp logo appears at start up.

Could be memory problem? Do you have two memory modules installed? Try removing them one by one. It’s unlikely that both memory modules failed at the same time. When the bad module is removed the laptop should start.

If it’s not memory, try starting the laptop without hard drive installed. Is is freezing when the HDD is removed?

By: Jebreal

Jebreal — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:31:00 +0000

Am trying to repair a Compaq nx6 110 laptop, but it hangs immediately the hp logo appears at start up.

By: John Oliver

John Oliver — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:33:58 +0000

My sister gave me her old Compaq Presario 2500. I think I know why. the 7, H,K &Y keys do not work, so I use an external keyboard, all is fine and working with the external. And, the battery will not take a charge. So, I figure my options are, get a battery and forget fixing the keyboard as it seems these compaq’s have keyboard problems if they are of a certain age. Yes, I know I can pick up a Dell for under 500 bucks, but why. I am a senior and on a fixed income. Here is another question. She had it upgraded from XP to Vista and I was told it was a nono. I have only 448 ram and the teckie said I need one gig to run vista. Should I go back to XP as it was working fine before. I do not know if I can change the ram cards and upgrade to one gig. There comes a time when the cost is not worth it. Battery, or Ram upgrade, or bite the bullet and get that new Dell. All I use the lap for is email and word, no games, no video, just email pictures of the grand kids to relatives.

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:42:57 +0000

I have a Compaq Presario V5207NR last year I had my light replace and it has gone up again is there some else wrong. I spent over a 120.00 to have it replace and it only work for a year. Should I take it some where else or try some myself. Any suggestions?

By: Saara

Saara — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:57:18 +0000

Oh yes, seven years! You are right. It’s time to get a new one. I know. Anyway, thank you very much for replying. I wasn’t trolling. Honestly.

By: Laptop Tech

Laptop Tech — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:31 +0000

Saara,

Replacing the motherbord sounds pretty conclusive. Maybe it is time to purchase a new computer. My dearly beloved Compaq has been a faithful and reliable – and extremely loud & noisy like a vacuum cleaner – servant almost seven years now.

Seven years? I guess it’s time to buy a new one. These days you can buy a good laptop for $450-500.