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o be fair, I have used adaptec cards in compaq servers. I have a compaq 6000,proliant 800,200 and prosignia 500. I used the 2940uw and 1542cf and seem to have...
kdcoleman
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Sep 29, 1998
1:13 pm
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ompaq controls to much and should be cut into smaller companies with better products...
Lord_snapple
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Oct 1, 1998
3:14 pm
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he system that I could not get the 2940UW controller to work on was a Proliant 2500.<br><br>Compaq has started to OEM Adaptec SCSI controllers and even Intel ...
Robert_Aitchison
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Oct 7, 1998
5:47 am
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have not tried the bios update to try and fix the Intel Card problem. It was too easy to put in the 3com card that I had purchased also for a different ...
kdcoleman
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Oct 21, 1998
10:53 pm
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e have two customers who were major Compaq shops who now say they will never buy another Compaq server again.<br><br>There was a problem where Compaq screwed...
Robert_Aitchison
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Nov 2, 1998
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f you have trouble with compaq servers, Try the new IBM netfinity line.... I have 2 3500s and 2 5500s. I have a group that have the 7700 rack mount. They all...
kdcoleman
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Nov 24, 1998
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ou get a free server license of Lotus Notes or Domino Intranet server....
kdcoleman
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Nov 24, 1998
10:27 pm
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t is proven by one of my friends that they use crappy hard drives like westerndigital that burn out in 3 years...
Lord_snapple
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Feb 19, 1999
4:46 pm
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ctually, I think that Western Digital makes the best hard drives (at least IDE, don't have much experience with their SCSI drives).<br><br>I have tried WD, ...
Robert_Aitchison
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Mar 2, 1999
9:10 pm
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Digital VMS was loosly based on the early Macintosh OS and the Digital Unix uses the X-Window interface that is a pale imitation of the Macintosh GUI. Don't...
JefRaskin
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Jun 19, 1999
4:56 am
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Yeah, you tell them Jef! Compaq is no good!...
ibentruderopes
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Jul 13, 1999
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I own a Compaq..it sucks.<br><br>Here is why it sucks so much:<br>1)S*it parts<br>2)Eternal waiting for tech support<br>3)Did I mention the parts were ...
jawz1609
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Jul 18, 1999
7:47 pm
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The best hard drive ever is a Seagate Hard Drive. I don't know much about Western Digital, but my friend had one and it broke after two years. The Quantum ...
jawz1609
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Jul 18, 1999
7:51 pm
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Do you consider "Compaq" a non-name brand,<br><br>all parts are compaqified<br><br>I have a presario 4160 in the office and CANNOT upgrade it as the bios ...
ajoakimsen
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Sep 6, 1999
11:17 pm
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The best hard drive is MAXTOR!<br><br>Even the cheapest model has a 9.0 or 9.5ms access time<br><br>whish I would have know before I got my Western 8.4gb, ...
ajoakimsen
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Sep 6, 1999
11:25 pm
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Not that this thread has much to do with Compaq, but I guess off topic activity is better than no activity :-)<br><br>At any rate, Maxtor is fine, until the ...
Robert_Aitchison
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Sep 14, 1999
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Does anyone know if there is ram that works in a compaq proliant 1600 that I can buy 'off the shelf'... A particular brand? I tried one brand, and it said it...
glen_cook
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Jan 24, 2000
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You can check the kingston web site, they will show you RAM that will work.<br><br>The server will know if you have EVER put non-compaq RAM in it and Compaq...
Robert_Aitchison
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Jan 27, 2000
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Anyone in here like dell's...
Nasdaq7
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Feb 16, 2000
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Dell is OK, they are still a pretty new company with somewhat immature technology. They are already better than Compaq and will continue to be a contender and...
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Feb 17, 2000
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I have a Presario 4540. Ok, yeah, sympathies understood. It seems to be getting steadily slower, and I've tried all their noticeboard suggestions and also the ...
authordom
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Mar 11, 2000
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I have had my Compaq computer for a month,if that,and I have had nothing but trouble with it.<br> Not only does it freeze constantly,butI cant get it to shut...
Katishere2
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Aug 14, 2000
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Compaq leads the field in regards to releasing untested, inferior & defective equipment to the public....We, the consumer, are the gineau pigs -- and we have ...
johnny_c_storm
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Aug 18, 2000
1:48 pm
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To shutdown your Crapaq, hold the the button on the tower for like 7 seconds....
ThinkGrammar
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Sep 14, 2000
7:28 pm
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I have also had my Compact about a month. It has already had to have 3 quick restores. Also when I open windows explorer it opens My Documents instead. Had ...
desertgirltx
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Oct 7, 2000
9:43 pm
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Total agreement!...
desertgirltx
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Oct 7, 2000
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Hey all,I did a search on Yahoo clubs,cause I have modem problems with my Compaq.<br>First off,my name is Brandi.I have a Compaq 5225,with a Rockwell HCF 56K...
nangautama
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Dec 2, 2000
9:48 pm
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We have two compaq's,900amd&1ghzamd and love both. First thing we did was max out ram, that helped alot.I'm not going to say we've had no problems but compaq ...
e_d
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Mar 12, 2001
5:19 am
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Compaq uses philips cd-rw burners in their computers and they are nothing but trouble! The software they used on their older models, "just burn", would only...
coastalstar
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Jun 5, 2001
10:28 pm
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Many/Most of the newer persario 5000 and 7000 series have incorrect drivers or absent hardware drivers on the quickrestore cd's. The newer series have soundMax...
coastalstar
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