Hello guys!! i am a newbie with compaq's and just purchase a cq20 125 tu..I have always been a Toshiba fan and been using this brand many years..recently while out looking for a replacement I came across the new range of compaq's cq series..i must say that compaq has really made some improvement on the quality of their products..I was impressed with the specs on the cq20 and the shop that I went to had only a display..so I went to Low lat and PJ digi mall and was suprised that none of them had stock, one of the shop at LY told me that compaq is downgradding the cq20 to a t5800..so I had not choice but to purchase the display unit at cineleisure mall..anyways, I'm very happy with my new purchase plus it doesn't run as hot as my Tosh..only the cooling fan and disc drive sounds a little louder compared..finishing seems to be quite good, one way to get finger prints from sticking on the shiny casing is that i use a little auto wax and it seem quite fingerprint proof and keeps it shiny and smooth..

was wondering if i could upgrade my RAM to ddr3 1066..as i am now using 3g ddr 667 on my cq20 125 which i transplanted from my old toshiba..on a another note, read on the compaq hk website that this machine has wifi b/g/n..is this true?? advise needed thanks..

ddr2 available in 1066? i thought that the centrino 2 4 series chipset is capable of using the ddr3..removed the sticker the day i unpack the machine..

oh..ok..anyways came across ddr2 hyper x 1066..can i use it and do u think it worth the uprade..?? thanks

sometimes this things happen la..my cq20 had some issues with the bluetooth after tried to pair it with my phone and keep asking for a driver even though it was working..it comes on and on with the request so finally decided to reinstall vista using repair mode..so far no more problems..

I just did a clean install of my vista as I just found out that the tech guy at the IT shop i purchased installed wrong drivers, he gave me a copy of the drivers but I found that HP actually built in a file 'swsetup' folder in the c: with all the drivers necessary for my 125TU as mine came with free dos..the machine works perfectly now..

go to manage startup and disable it...or try reinstalling vista, If i'm not mistaken microvision comes with yahoo messenger..remove and install again

This post has been edited by trustgtr: Nov 3 2008, 04:55 PM

mine also broadcom..funny HP's website states differently..i think they want to keep price down, with intel the price will surely go above 3k..anyways by the time we can fully utilize wifi n..our laptop would be obsolete oredy..

the cq 20 light will show : amber - charging , white - almost full charge 90% and light will off once it is fully charged

its weird that compaq does not provide a user manual for this device..you can download a manual at HP website

when you plug it in, does the amber charge light come on? normally if the batt level is below 20% the device will not start hence blinking light..if the charge light does not light upon charging..then its your adapter..may i know what model cq20 did u get? mine is 125tu..

This post has been edited by trustgtr: Nov 11 2008, 02:55 PM

sounds like your AC, only way to find out is to take it to the service centre or the shop u purchased the device..can try another AC to confirm..

After these guys scare you with the mobo and all that..he3..99 percent of the time is the AC..

don't seem to available anymore...took me ages to find one..now 213tu is available