Re: Compaq setup.
 

When the red compaq logo screen appears, press F10 to enter the BIOS.
http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/any/na/...6864&cat=setup


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Frederic
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"Joe Land" <joeland@transedge.com> wrote in message
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> Hi guys. I, too, am working on my A+ and Net+ Cert..
>
> One problem before I forget. I can not remember the F?? key that I need
to
> access the BIOS screen on my Compaq.
>
> I will explain. About a year ago, my floppy drive bit the dust (I am now
> just replacing it). I went into the Compaq setup screen, and disabled my
> floppy drive. I need to access this screen so that I can re-enable the
> floppy drive. I recently bought a 120GB HD (I started out with a 4GB, and
> currently a 10GB), it was on sale at Best Buy for a deal that I could not
> pass up. I found out that my current version of the BIOS will only handle
> up to a 20GB. I contacted Compaq, and they gave me an update for my BIOS,
> maybe to handle the 120GB. Compaq BIOS update needs access to the floppy
> drive, and so do I. If there is an easier way to do this, I would
> appreciate it. (I am guessing that someone will tell me to chunk my
Compaq.
> I have often thought about it.)
>
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>
> --
> Joe :)
> A+, Net+ (in the making)
>
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