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LSU Tiger · Guest

I have a Presario 700 that stopped booting yesterday.

When I hit the power button, I get a power light, but no HD activity
or monitor display. I can't hold down F8 (or F5 or whatever) to get
the XP emergency menu, either.

I was thinking maybe it was a BIOS problem? But I don't know the
technique for getting into the BIOS. On some machines, you hold down
escape while booting, or the delete key or something, but I don't know
the sequence for the Presario.

Does this sound like a BIOS problem at all, or more likely a dead
motherboard?

Thanks in advance for any help.

Adam · Guest

I had the same prolem with my Presario 700 (716EA). One day it
wouldn't boot, although the power led indicated it was on. It turned
out to be a burnt processor- believe it or not, that is what the HP
service told me. They managed to repair the unit, but I wanted my
money back.

The Compaq Presario- at least the one I and my mate owned, had some
serious quality issues. LCD hinges, overheating (exchange of thermal
pad was necessary twice), very short battry life (new battery solved
the problem for some time) and then the processor were the main
problem areas.

I was very happy to get my money back- it was by no means easy. Apart
from VERY poor build quality and serious reliability issues the
performance of this laptop was ok. Fast processor but the graphics
chip was not worth a penny.

I now have an IBM T30, which works without any problems and is very
well built. Avoid Presario 700!
Best regards
Adam Szmacinski

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Guest

I also havw a presario model 700 (725us) and have numerous problems
all of which you seem to have mentioned. Poor hinge quality, no
battery life, unable to succesfully upgrade memory without computer
starting to freeze. I think this problem is heat related but compaq
would never admit it. The corporation I work for uses Compaq
exclusively and one of the reasons I bought one for my self. But this
model is from what I can tell a piece of junk.
How long did you have your notebook when you got refund?

On 6 Oct 2003 07:25:34 -0700, lsutiger4@hotmail.com (LSU Tiger) wrote:

Adam · Guest

I had it for almost 9 months. But please do have in mind that I live
in Poland- different regulations, etc. I got a refund form the company
that sold me the laptop. Compaq had nothing to do with it and refused
to take responsibility.

When it comes to this laptop, I was very much unhappy with it. I
bought Compaq, because some other models worked very well. But with
time Compaq seems to have lost the advantage. Even its corporate level
maschines- the Evo lin, are of much worse quality than before.

I don't care that much about performance, speed, whatever. A laptop
must work!

I talked to some people at Compaq and one young guy- probably unaware
of the fact that he shouldn't have said that, told me that nearly all
Presario 700 would come in for service. They had to replace the
thermal pad. So it was a common problem. Try a google search and many
people have the same problem. When i got the computer it would just
turn itself off- because of the heat, even when browsing the web. I
ran a 3dmark 2001 test and it became obvious that it'a heat that
causes the problem. I phoned Comaq and they told me it was not
invented for games... starnge after spending nearly 2k on it!

Get rid of this piece of junk! It does however look flashy- if one
cares and has a good screen. My friend has one and he is using one all
the time. He encountered the same poblems but they rarely occur while
typing.
Good luck
Adam

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