Ive got a good old Compaq Presario SR1550NX. When i get it to run right it runs good. When i don't its a pain. I got it from a friend who said its unsalvageable but i said i wont be using it because ima rip the 200gb hdd and lightscribe Dvd burner out of it to use in a new build. so i bring it home and it boots up fine and then thinking mabey my friends an ***** it decides to freeze. so i hold the power button for 10 seconds. unplug it for a minute or 2 and plug it back in. i go through that a few times and i try to save the os(it was pirated!?)but i fail. so i install Xp home off the cd that came with my dell and it seems to be running fine now but i have had some problems which i will list.

Keyboard and/or mouse quit working or dont work
Monitor doesn't get a signal or i get a message saying invalid sync
Freezes at Bios screen(where you see Press f1 to... options)
Freezes while booting
It only shows i have 384 mb Ram(when the chip says 512)

I have flashed the bios
unplugged for several hours(not a jumper or battery i can find)
Reinstalled windows
cleaned keyboard and mouse contacts
removed all unnecessary hardware(modem, dvd drive ect.)

I do not have to save this computer but id like to turn it into a server of some sort(dns webhosting)


if anyone can help it would be nice
Gflo

well im not gonna replace it and it seems to be running fine since i installed XP home on it

128Meg being used by Video card

You have multiple issues, but I would start with Memtest
Please run Memtest for at least 7 passes (~4Hrs) for a thorough test of your Ram