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Help with entering Compaq BIOS
Pardon my post concerning this ancient machine, but I need it to run.
I have a Compaq Presario 5280 and cannot discover the proper keys to get into the BIOS. Any help appreciated. Ted -- testing signatu scherbe6 AT airmail DOT net |
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curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2.
"Ted Scherbel" wrote in message ... Pardon my post concerning this ancient machine, but I need it to run. I have a Compaq Presario 5280 and cannot discover the proper keys to get into the BIOS. Any help appreciated. Ted -- testing signatu scherbe6 AT airmail DOT net --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/2003 |
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I have better luck using f10 on compaqs.
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:05:15 GMT, "JAD" wrote: curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. "Ted Scherbel" wrote in message . .. Pardon my post concerning this ancient machine, but I need it to run. I have a Compaq Presario 5280 and cannot discover the proper keys to get into the BIOS. Any help appreciated. Ted -- testing signatu scherbe6 AT airmail DOT net --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/2003 |
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"JAD" astounded us with: news:vH54b.5171$EW1.4896
@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net: curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. Also, if the HD has been formatted, the Bios is no longer accessed through hitting F10 or F2 when the block cursor appears. Trot of to the Compaq website for their bootdisk that allows access to the BIOS. It's called a RomPaq -- Gene P |
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well not so much the formatting hd as it would be partitioning, IOW you could format C: and the non dos partition (where the bios
is) wouldn't be touched.. Also some of the older ones had to have esc hit first then F10 "Gene Puhl" wrote in message ... "JAD" astounded us with: news:vH54b.5171$EW1.4896 @newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net: curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. Also, if the HD has been formatted, the Bios is no longer accessed through hitting F10 or F2 when the block cursor appears. Trot of to the Compaq website for their bootdisk that allows access to the BIOS. It's called a RomPaq -- Gene P |
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what about ACER DEBIS, I can't find any bios software on ACER's WWW!!!
Użytkownik Gene Puhl w wiadomości do grup dyskusyjnych ... "JAD" astounded us with: news:vH54b.5171$EW1.4896 @newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net: curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. Also, if the HD has been formatted, the Bios is no longer accessed through hitting F10 or F2 when the block cursor appears. Trot of to the Compaq website for their bootdisk that allows access to the BIOS. It's called a RomPaq -- Gene P |
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In article , Gene Puhl says...
"JAD" astounded us with: news:vH54b.5171$EW1.4896 : curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. Also, if the HD has been formatted, the Bios is no longer accessed through hitting F10 or F2 when the block cursor appears. Trot of to the Compaq website for their bootdisk that allows access to the BIOS. It's called a RomPaq -- Gene P My 7ap195 has been formatted, partitioned and clean installed 3 times on 2 different hard drives and I still hit F10 to enter the bios. As far as a 'rompaq', this is the name of any series of compaq updates that are burned to disc and available from the Compaq support website. I've got three of them, mostly useless now, that contain various drivers, updates and even a bios update. Ed |
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"B!" astounded us with:
: what about ACER DEBIS, I can't find any bios software on ACER's WWW!!! This any good to ya? http://support.acer-euro.com/drivers...ties.html#BIOS Użytkownik Gene Puhl w wiadomości do grup dyskusyjnych ... "JAD" astounded us with: news:vH54b.5171$EW1.4896 @newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net: curser in the right upper corner after 'Compaq' commercial and hit F2. Also, if the HD has been formatted, the Bios is no longer accessed through hitting F10 or F2 when the block cursor appears. Trot of to the Compaq website for their bootdisk that allows access to the BIOS. It's called a RomPaq -- Gene P -- Gene P |
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