help with ancient 5wv270

[john]

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Some one gave me a 5WV270.

I know squat about Compaq. I hear that typically there are proprietary
parts and non-standard procedures to follow.

First, the CDROM isn't recognized at DOS or Windows. Does this CDROM
drive require a special driver? (It autodetects as a CDROM but there's
a star in from of the CDROM, like device x : *cdrom)

Second, the video TNT Vanta card defaults to 640 x 480. Does it
require a special Compaq video driver to work properly? I recall that
techs couldn't make it work for the original owner.

 

[hh]

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Drivers are here:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?product=93920&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&submit.y=3&submit.x=6&lang=en&cc=us

Have you tried uninstalling the CD-ROM drive in Device Manager and then see
if Windows will redetect it?
HH

"John" <twohandsfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Some one gave me a 5WV270.
>
> I know squat about Compaq. I hear that typically there are proprietary
> parts and non-standard procedures to follow.
>
> First, the CDROM isn't recognized at DOS or Windows. Does this CDROM
> drive require a special driver? (It autodetects as a CDROM but there's
> a star in from of the CDROM, like device x : *cdrom)
>
> Second, the video TNT Vanta card defaults to 640 x 480. Does it
> require a special Compaq video driver to work properly? I recall that
> techs couldn't make it work for the original owner.