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Okay theres a key combination you have to press when you first turn the computer on. Compaq changes theres from system to system, but it may be one of these.

F10

alt-F10

F1

alt-F1

F2

alt-F2

and so on...

A neat little trick that works on a lot of compaqs is this. Open up your case (with the power off of course) and unplug the ribbon cable from the back of the floppy drive.

When the system boots, it will give an error message & kindly ask if youd like to enter BIOS (or setup menu)

When youre done, dont forget to shut down & plug the cable back in.

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