access to BIOS setup Deskpro4000

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hi everyone,

I got an old Deskpro4000.
The system is not booting from CD and I want to change that to install an
new OS. With which keys can I enter the BIOS setup?

I tried all F-keys but no key is getting me into the BIOS.

I hope some smart brain can help me.

Any help much appreciated
TIA

dbyy

 

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Compaq usually uses the F10 key to access the BIOS setup. If it's an older
computer like a Pentium "1" or an early Pentium II, don't be surprised if the
BIOS does not have an option to boot from CD... Ben Myers

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 20:08:38 GMT, dbyy <noname@fooled.com> wrote:

>hi everyone,
>
>I got an old Deskpro4000.
>The system is not booting from CD and I want to change that to install an
>new OS. With which keys can I enter the BIOS setup?
>
>I tried all F-keys but no key is getting me into the BIOS.
>
>I hope some smart brain can help me.
>
>Any help much appreciated
>TIA
>
>dbyy
>

 

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ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in
news:41718a26.30915297@news.charter.net:

> Compaq usually uses the F10 key to access the BIOS setup. If it's an
> older computer like a Pentium "1" or an early Pentium II, don't be
> surprised if the BIOS does not have an option to boot from CD... Ben
> Myers
>
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 20:08:38 GMT, dbyy <noname@fooled.com> wrote:
>
>>hi everyone,
>>
>>I got an old Deskpro4000.
>>The system is not booting from CD and I want to change that to install
>>an new OS. With which keys can I enter the BIOS setup?
>>
>>I tried all F-keys but no key is getting me into the BIOS.
>>
>>I hope some smart brain can help me.
>>
>>Any help much appreciated
>>TIA
>>
>>dbyy
>>
>
>

thanks Ben,

F10 key is not working..
Guess have to get out the old MS-DOS floppies :-(

Thanks again
Fred

 

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....or check the Compaq FAQ to find out what to do if F10 doesn't work.
HH

"dbyy" <noname@fooled.com> wrote in message
news:Xns958566A9F9FA8dbyyatcanadadotcomni@207.35.177.135...
> ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in
> news:41718a26.30915297@news.charter.net:
>
>> Compaq usually uses the F10 key to access the BIOS setup. If it's an
>> older computer like a Pentium "1" or an early Pentium II, don't be
>> surprised if the BIOS does not have an option to boot from CD... Ben
>> Myers
>>
>> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 20:08:38 GMT, dbyy <noname@fooled.com> wrote:
>>
>>>hi everyone,
>>>
>>>I got an old Deskpro4000.
>>>The system is not booting from CD and I want to change that to install
>>>an new OS. With which keys can I enter the BIOS setup?
>>>
>>>I tried all F-keys but no key is getting me into the BIOS.
>>>
>>>I hope some smart brain can help me.
>>>
>>>Any help much appreciated
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>dbyy
>>>
>>
>>
>
> thanks Ben,
>
> F10 key is not working..
> Guess have to get out the old MS-DOS floppies :-(
>
> Thanks again
> Fred