Where or how do I find the Mboard? I'm not sure if I even have that?! Is there an alternative?Did that laptop come with a CD with MBoard drivers ? ?

If not DLoad and install Everest Home to find out ALL the drivers you need.

I'm suprised they weren't on the recovery CD's but not really....I'm sorry, you're speaking another language. what's everest home and how do I get it?Visit majorgeeks.com and enter a search for it...OK, I have the Everest Program but how do I use it?Install, and run it then choose "make a report" and then print a COPY for yourself AND copy and paste it here for analysis.Summary

Motherboard:
CPU TYPE Intel Pentium 4, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Motherboard Name Hewlett-Packard Presario R3000 (PL986UA#ABA)
Motherboard Chipset ATI Mobility Radeon 9000/9100 IGP
System Memory [ TRIAL VERSION ]
BIOS Type Phoenix (10/26/04)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter ATI Mobility Radeon 9000/9100 IGP (RS300M)
3D Accelerator ATI Mobility Radeon 9000/9100 IGP (RS300M)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter Analog DEVICES AD1981B(L) @ ATI SB200 - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
IDE Controller Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Disk Drive TOSHIBA MK1032GAX (100 GB, 5400 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD+-RW ND-6450A
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Total Size [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Input:
Keyboard Quick Launch Buttons
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network:
Primary IP Address [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Primary MAC Address 00-0F-B0-41-C4-B3
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (192. [ TRIAL VERSION ])

Peripherals:
USB1 Controller ATI SB200 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller ATI SB200 - USB Controller
USB1 Controller NEC uPD720101 USB OpenHCI Controller
USB1 Controller NEC uPD720101 USB OpenHCI Controller
USB2 Controller NEC uPD720101 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller (v1.0)
Battery Microsoft AC Adapter
Battery Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

DMI:
DMI BIOS Vendor Hewlett-Packard
DMI BIOS Version F.40
DMI System Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI System Product Presario R3000 (PL986UA#ABA)
DMI System Version F.40
DMI System Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI System UUID [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Motherboard Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Motherboard Product 089C
DMI Motherboard Version 31.42
DMI Motherboard Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI CHASSIS Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
DMI Chassis Version Null
DMI Chassis Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Asset Tag [ TRIAL VERSION ]
DMI Chassis Type Notebook
DMI Total / Free Memory Sockets 2 / 0

[ BIOS ]

BIOS Properties:
Vendor Hewlett-Packard
Version F.40
Release Date 10/26/2004
Size 512 KB
Boot Devices Floppy Disk, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, LS-120
Capabilities Flash BIOS, Shadow BIOS, Selectable Boot, Smart Battery
Supported Standards DMI, ACPI, PnP
Expansion Capabilities PCI, AGP, PCMCIA, USB

[ System ]

System Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Product Presario R3000 (PL986UA#ABA)
Version F.40
Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Universal Unique ID [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Wake-Up Type Power Switch

[ Motherboard ]

Motherboard Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Product 089C
Version 31.42
Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]

[ Chassis ]

Chassis Properties:
Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard
Version Null
Serial Number [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Asset Tag [ TRIAL VERSION ]
Chassis Type Notebook
Boot-Up State Safe
Power Supply State Safe
Thermal State Safe
Security Status None

[ Memory Controller ]

Memory Controller Properties:
Error Detection Method None
Error Correction None
Supported Memory Interleave 1-Way
Current Memory Interleave 1-Way
Supported Memory Types DIMM, SDRAM
Supported Memory Voltages 3.3V
Maximum Memory Module Size 2048 MB
Memory Slots 2

[ Processors / Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz ]

Processor Properties:
Manufacturer GenuineIntel
Version Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Maximum Clock 3000 MHz
Current Clock 3000 MHz
Type Central Processor
Voltage 2.2 V
Status Enabled
Upgrade ZIF
Socket Designation JP8

[ Caches / L2 Cache ]

Cache Properties:
Type Internal
Status Enabled
Operational Mode Write-Back
Maximum Size 1024 KB
Installed Size 512 KB
Supported SRAM Type Burst, Pipeline Burst
Current SRAM Type Burst
Socket Designation L2 Cache

[ Memory Modules / Socket 0 ]

Memory Module Properties:
Socket Designation Socket 0
Type DIMM, SDRAM
Installed Size 256 MB
Enabled Size 256 MB

Here's the support page for your computer:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&dlc=en&product=442914&lc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

And here are all of the drivers you would need:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=442914&jumpid=reg_R1002_USENSee how efficient we are when supplied with the right info ? ? ?

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