How to Clear CMOS?

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I have a Compaq Prosignia 165 that won't boot on CD or hard disk. Does
anyone know how to clear the CMOS?

Leon

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Apparently, there's no way to get into the BIOS settings on this notebook.
There's no "Press F1 or F10 for Setup" like on newer notebooks. The
Prosignia 165 manual says the CMOS can be cleared, and to call Tech Support
for instructions. Trouble is, HP/Compaq no longer offers tech support for
this notebook. I was hoping to find someone who knows how it is done. I'm
still hoping :-)

Leon


"Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> Have you enabled boot from CD in BIOS?
>
> "Leon Willard" <leonwill@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:b50se.29233$J12.9349@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
>>I have a Compaq Prosignia 165 that won't boot on CD or hard disk. Does
>>anyone know how to clear the CMOS?
>>
>> Leon
>>
>
>

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Unfortunately, this didn't work on my Compaq Prosignia. But there's GOTTA be
something that will. At least I can hope. . .


"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
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> with the notebook off, press down on the escape key, turn on the notebook
> (while still holding esc down) and don't let go until you hopefully see a
> message on the screen. This is actually a Toshiba procedure, but because
> it simulates a "keyboard failure", it works on many computers, so it's
> worth a try. Otherwise, there is a way to get into CMOS, but I'm not sure
> what it is for that model.
>
>
> Leon Willard wrote:
>
>> Apparently, there's no way to get into the BIOS settings on this
>> notebook. There's no "Press F1 or F10 for Setup" like on newer notebooks.
>> The Prosignia 165 manual says the CMOS can be cleared, and to call Tech
>> Support for instructions. Trouble is, HP/Compaq no longer offers tech
>> support for this notebook. I was hoping to find someone who knows how it
>> is done. I'm still hoping :-)
>>
>> Leon
>>
>>
>> "Pete D" <no@email.com> wrote in message
>> newsWdse.18618$F7.5162@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>
>>>Have you enabled boot from CD in BIOS?
>>>
>>>"Leon Willard" <leonwill@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>>news:b50se.29233$J12.9349@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com...
>>>
>>>>I have a Compaq Prosignia 165 that won't boot on CD or hard disk. Does
>>>>anyone know how to clear the CMOS?
>>>>
>>>>Leon
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>

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Go to hp.com and search for Prosignia. The info and downloads are there.


Leon Willard wrote:
> Unfortunately, this didn't work on my Compaq Prosignia. But there's GOTTA be
> something that will. At least I can hope. . .
>
>