Does anybody know how to change the boot order on a Presar..

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Greetings,

I've been with Compaq/HP online chat for almost an hour.. with no
success. I have a compaq presario 5660. I have the latest bios (1999
ver). I get into the Bios by clicking F10.

I cannot find anywhere in the Bios how to change the boot sequence. I
don't want it to boot to floppy, I want it to boot to the CDROM.

Thanks!

Pat

 

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Well, sorry to say, if its not where you looked, its not there. Its not all
that unusual for Compaq Presarios, particularly older ones, not to offer boot
options. I think the explanation was that Compaq felt users did more to screw
up their PCs if they had Setups that offered detailed options like some other
manufacturers.....

Dale

 

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I just checked the QuickRestore matrix for trhe 5660. The QR kit does not
come with a boot floppy, which means QR disc 1 is bootable, which means if
you have a bootable CD in the drive it will boot from it.
HH

"Patrick" <rivolitorino@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3d616cb3.0408260756.2a2ca278@posting.google.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I've been with Compaq/HP online chat for almost an hour.. with no
> success. I have a compaq presario 5660. I have the latest bios (1999
> ver). I get into the Bios by clicking F10.
>
> I cannot find anywhere in the Bios how to change the boot sequence. I
> don't want it to boot to floppy, I want it to boot to the CDROM.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pat

 

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Thanks to for the replies!

It's the first time I have ever seen such a primitive Bios.
Thanks again! Have a great weekend.

Pat




dej57@aol.com (DEJ57) wrote in message news:<20040826163337.26478.00004560@mb-m03.aol.com>...
> Well, sorry to say, if its not where you looked, its not there. Its not all
> that unusual for Compaq Presarios, particularly older ones, not to offer boot
> options. I think the explanation was that Compaq felt users did more to screw
> up their PCs if they had Setups that offered detailed options like some other
> manufacturers.....
>
> Dale

 

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The 5660 should be bootable. My 5600 was. Make sure you're looking at all
the pages.

Tom
"Patrick" <rivolitorino@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3d616cb3.0408260756.2a2ca278@posting.google.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I've been with Compaq/HP online chat for almost an hour.. with no
> success. I have a compaq presario 5660. I have the latest bios (1999
> ver). I get into the Bios by clicking F10.
>
> I cannot find anywhere in the Bios how to change the boot sequence. I
> don't want it to boot to floppy, I want it to boot to the CDROM.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Pat