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Oct 05, 2007 | nofords2003:
My power button collapsed through the hole on my Compaq Presario X1000 notebook. What should I do?

Only now, my laptop is on, but I'd like to be able to turn it back on once it's off (what a concept). I'm not paying HP/Compaq almost $300 to fix the power handle. Can I pull the bottom off and go...

A: Yes, you can unclosed up your laptop and try to manually connect the wires between the power handle and the receiving connector. Actually, before trying that, i would try to contact hp via internet...

Jul 08, 2009 | rotiman:
Compaq presario X1000 problem.?

My Compaq had a imbroglio. What happens is that sometimes it just suddenly black out when being used. It first twitches, than goes wholly black.
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A: This might come about due to hardware failure. The probable cause is due to breakage of connector between most important unit and monitor. This need compaq authorised service personnel.

Apr 11, 2008 | beth93:
My compaq presario laptop windows will not start. Compaq Note book series x1000?

I didn't do anything unheard-of. When I press power button it says: We apologize for the irritate, but windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware interchange or software changed might...

A: The defence it won't boot from the CD is because the hard drive is set as the first boot device. It sounds like your unfriendly drive has either failed, or needs to be removed and then reinserted...