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getting into cmos
Name: catbert911 Date: December 22, 2004 at 17:32:12 Pacific OS: windows xp CPU/Ram: 1.8 duron
Comment:
hey i have an compaq armada 4220t laptop and i need to access the cmos to change the boot sequence. i want to install xp but it wont boot from the disk. i tried hitting a few of the f keys but it wont work. any advice would be appricated, thanks.
Name: PC Bob Date: December 22, 2004 at 18:11:01 Pacific
Reply:
Well, usually the Del key will do it. You may have to keep hitting it while booting up. Also, there is sometimes a quick message on the boot screen telling you which key to hit. You may have only a few seconds to do it. Failing all this, try going to the Compaq site and looking into the manual.
Good luck.
:)
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Response Number 2
Name: SkipCox Date: December 22, 2004 at 19:29:53 Pacific
Reply:
Try F10.
Skip
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: December 22, 2004 at 20:39:55 Pacific
Reply:
These are the most common: F1 F2 F3 F10 esc del ctrl+alt+esc ctrl+alt+s ctrl+alt+ins ctrl+alt+del
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Response Number 4
Name: tom529 Date: December 23, 2004 at 18:06:13 Pacific
Reply:
use xp start up disks available at bootdisk.com
or use a 98 startup disk at the a prompt type d:\i386\winnt (d name of cdrom drive) should get installation going
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