Terry

Its a bit of a surprise that you have a 10 gig disc and can't update; I always though if your bios got you past 9.1 gig then you were OK for quite a few more gig!

The hard disc is encased is a plastic carrier but usually if you can get the carrier apart (small torx-head screws usually) you will find a normal 2.5" hard disc either 9 or 12mm (approx) thick. Assuming your bios is OK you can then do the upgrade yourself. Of course the problem then is backing up your existing hard disc and getting it onto the new hard disc; if you have a CD burner on the laptop you can use Norton Ghost or suchlike to burn a set of CDs with which to transfer a disc image. I've found this very good if a bit strange to use at first sight! Alternatively you can get adapters that let you put a 2.5" drive into a standard desktop PC, so if you have a friend with a suitable machine this might be easier from a data save/restore viewpoint. I'd still use GHOST to transfer the data, just copying data back and forward does not usually get you a new disc which will boot in my experience!

HP/Compaqs web site can be useful regarding ability to upgrade although it can be a bit of a pig to get around sometimes.

Start here and have your model number handy: http://wwss1pro.compaq.com/support/home/selectproduct.asp?destination=contact

If its too much like treacle, post your model number here (or send me an e-mail) and I'll have a dig for you.

[This message has been edited by MacAllcock (edited 06-25-2003).]