ok...i foudn this out the hard way, but for all those who were wondring...

when using a compaq or oany other computer that has all integrated stuff...look for the VIA chip... it will be on the mother board and have an identification number. goto the via website..(not compaq...they ahve all the programs to but "modified" for compaqs..doens' talways work all the time) goto thier website and download all the information and programs needed for the harddrive...hope you have a fast connection tho...the video driver alone is 8meg download!! thank god for cd burners.

i would actually suggest downloading all these programs when your computer is still working just incase it crashes in the future

-a