BIOS Updates forum

I don't know about Linux, but the system won't run WinXP. Specs are inadequate on this model. Don't have a clue where I'd get RAM chips this old (or how to match them with what's in it already) and can't afford to replace the computer at this point, so will just reconfigure to run windows-only on th...

I could do that, but I omitted mention of plans for the original small drive. It was my intention to speed up the system by freeing the smaller drive entirely for virtual memory (Compaq's automatic backup on the second partition fills up over time with no visible means to clear other than removing a...

I've looked for any earlier address of this question, and have found nothing, though I did see the WIM notes about Compaq bios upgrade (or the absence thereof). I'm trying to upgrade a 4 GB Compaq Presario 5340 by a rather large leap to a 120 GB Seagate HD in WIN98. I realize (now) that the system i...