Compaq Armada M700 Boot Problem

jmckdufc · 07-01-2008, 01:12 PM

Hi folks, I am trying to sort out a laptop for my friend. It's a Compaq Armada M700.

It's starts to boot up then asks for a Power-on Password. I read that by removing the CMOS battery and then plugging it back in that it would solve this but I have tried that and no dice.

Can anybody help me with this one?

CTSNKY · 07-01-2008, 03:31 PM

Did you remove the laptop's "regular battery" at the same time? You need to and leave both out for at least a minute.

I'm assuming this laptop does belong to you or your friend and not someone else.

**TriggerFinger** · 07-01-2008, 07:15 PM

hmmm, AFAIK that method DOES NOT usually work on laptops with Security chips. if this is the case, you may need to contact Compaq for instructions on how to do this.

jmckdufc · 07-02-2008, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTSNKY

Did you remove the laptop's "regular battery" at the same time? You need to and leave both out for at least a minute.

I'm assuming this laptop does belong to you or your friend and not someone else.

haha yes it is my friends! It's an old laptop that she had lying around, she doesn't have any use for it anymore but she had some files that she wanted to retrieve from it.

CTSNKY · 07-02-2008, 04:14 PM

Well then, the easier thing to do would be to remove the hard drive from the machine and attach to a working computer to extract the data.

You can buy an external hard drive enclosure ($25-40), which connects via USB and should give her access to all of the files on her hard drive. When you buy one, make sure to let them know it's for a laptop hard drive.

07-01-2008, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmckdufc Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 48 OS: XP Pro	Compaq Armada M700 Boot Problem Hi folks, I am trying to sort out a laptop for my friend. It's a Compaq Armada M700. It's starts to boot up then asks for a Power-on Password. I read that by removing the CMOS battery and then plugging it back in that it would solve this but I have tried that and no dice. Can anybody help me with this one?

07-01-2008, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
CTSNKY Knower of all that is MS Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,755 OS: (multiple machines) 95, 98, 2K & XP Home & Pro	Re: Compaq Armada M700 Boot Problem Did you remove the laptop's "regular battery" at the same time? You need to and leave both out for at least a minute. I'm assuming this laptop does belong to you or your friend and not someone else. __________________ GO BIG BLUE!!

07-01-2008, 07:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Compaq Armada M700 Boot Problem hmmm, AFAIK that method DOES NOT usually work on laptops with Security chips. if this is the case, you may need to contact Compaq for instructions on how to do this. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

07-02-2008, 04:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
CTSNKY Knower of all that is MS Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,755 OS: (multiple machines) 95, 98, 2K & XP Home & Pro	Re: Compaq Armada M700 Boot Problem Well then, the easier thing to do would be to remove the hard drive from the machine and attach to a working computer to extract the data. You can buy an external hard drive enclosure ($25-40), which connects via USB and should give her access to all of the files on her hard drive. When you buy one, make sure to let them know it's for a laptop hard drive. __________________ GO BIG BLUE!!