>  The person I am tring to help cannot stand that Compaq software and
> wants to start clean. I have searched despareratly on the Net for
> drivers for the Sound Card & Modem of this model. If anyone could be of
> any help, it would be most appreciated.

I hope you didn't FDISK and "blow away" Compaq's Non-DOS system partion,
where they store the SETUP and configuration information in a "secret"
partition on the hard drive.  If you really hate it, I suppose you might
be able to replace it with a generic BIOS chip, but you would have to discuss
it with Compaq and/or the BIOS makers.  If it is gone, it would be easier to
download and install the appropriate SETUP and diagnostics software
(SP_some_number).

To search for it, go to:

  http://www.compaq.com/search.html

and enter "+presario +5070"

(or any other appropriate search string - without the "s) on the search line.

> -Alan
> Error: Keyboard not attached. Press F1 to continue.

Is the keyboard properly plugged in?  Do the LEDs flash just after you switch
on?  Does substituting a "known good" keyboard help?  Does pressing F1 do
anything?  You could have a bad keyboard, a loose/bad keyboard controller
chip, a blown keyboard fuse (on the motherboard, or an open joint/trace, etc.

Boyd Ramsay

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