dont know why u are having trouble - try the link below - if these manuals (and there are 3 of them) are not what u want then email compaq from this page and ask them for a copy
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?product=94978&cc=us&lc=en&dest_page=prodinfoCategory&tool=prodinfoCategory&dlc=en&
Peter
Can anybody locate a users manual (preferably pdf I can download) for a compaq presario 1216US notebook?

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