I have a Question on a Compaq........

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AZK6er
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I have a Question on a Compaq........

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A friend of mine has a Compaq 5461 (K6-2 500) factory stock, I was wondering how is the best way to get into the BIOS on that thing so I could set up a password for him on boot-up (for security reasons). I can't seem to figure out how to get past that darned COMPAQ start-up screen that starts when you turn the machine on before the Windows 98 Splash screen comes up. I've tryed pressing and holding the <DEL> key as soon as the machine starts, but No Luck there <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :( --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /frown.gif ALT=":("><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> . Any Ideas Guys ?????<br><br>____________________<br><br>From the Arizona Desert<br><br>Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word,<br>unless you connect @ 24k all day.<br><br>--------------------<br>AMD K6-III 450+ o/c to 600 @ 1.95 Vcore, 100Mhz FSB<br>Tyan S1590S AT100<br>Award BIOS 162005096 1998<br>V90W116c Flash<br>V90j116c Over Flash<br>3DFX BigMoFo HSF w\80mm Sunon Fan 40cfm<br>3DFX Case80HO 80mm Front Sunon Fan 40cfm<br>120mm Top Blowhole Sunon Fan 69cfm<br>Arctic Silver Thermal Compound<br>256MB Crucial CL2 PC100<br>Promise Ultra100 IDE Controller<br>WD 300BB 30GB ATA-100/7200 rpm<br>Radeon VE 32MB DDR AGP X2<br>U.S.Robotics 56K Win Int 1125-04 R:2<br>SB Live X-Gamer<br>USB Scanner Visioneer 4400<br>USB Printer Canon BJC-2100<br>USB Logitech Optical Mouse<br>USB Belkin 4 port Hub<br>Old Style Mid-AT Case w/1 piece Top & Sides<br>Windows Millennium 4.90.3000<br>--------------------<br><br>K6-er since 5/4/99<br>Computing since 1989(8088 @ 4.7Mhz)<br>____________________ <p></p><i></i>
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Re: I have a Question on a Compaq........

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I think it's F1 or F2, maybe even F10. Give those a try. <p></p><i></i>
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Re: I have a Question on a Compaq........

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George has it. Every Compaq I've worked on (mostly the older Pentium class) uses the "F10" key.<br><br>F1 and F2 are other "normal" possiblities, though...<br><br>-fire <p></p><i></i>
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georgep1, fire............<br><br>Thank you gentlemen, F10 did the trick <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> . I've been working with Award BIOS (<DEL>) for so long now that I forgot the other combinations <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :O --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... rassed.gif ALT=":O"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> .<br><br>____________________<br><br>From the Arizona Desert<br><br>Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word,<br>unless you connect @ 24k all day.<br><br>--------------------<br>AMD K6-III 450+ o/c to 600 @ 1.95 Vcore, 100Mhz FSB<br>Tyan S1590S AT100<br>Award BIOS 162005096 1998<br>V90W116c Flash<br>V90j116c Over Flash<br>3DFX BigMoFo HSF w\80mm Sunon Fan 40cfm<br>3DFX Case80HO 80mm Front Sunon Fan 40cfm<br>120mm Top Blowhole Sunon Fan 69cfm<br>Arctic Silver Thermal Compound<br>256MB Crucial CL2 PC100<br>Promise Ultra100 IDE Controller<br>WD 300BB 30GB ATA-100/7200 rpm<br>Radeon VE 32MB DDR AGP X2<br>U.S.Robotics 56K Win Int 1125-04 R:2<br>SB Live X-Gamer<br>USB Scanner Visioneer 4400<br>USB Printer Canon BJC-2100<br>USB Logitech Optical Mouse<br>USB Belkin 4 port Hub<br>Old Style Mid-AT Case w/1 piece Top & Sides<br>Windows Millennium 4.90.3000<br>--------------------<br><br>K6-er since 5/4/99<br>Computing since 1989(8088 @ 4.7Mhz)<br>____________________ <p></p><i></i>
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Re: I have a Question on a Compaq........

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also i seem to remember hitting esc gets rid of that stupid screen & gives you a normal text POST screen... or maybe that's dell? <p></p><i></i>
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