R raaf99 Member Sep 5, 2004 110 0 0 Nov 28, 2004 #1 Bought a used system with everything else but hard drive, tried 3 different HD but can't get it to see c:/ How do I get to the bios setup for a Compaq Presario to change the settings? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Bought a used system with everything else but hard drive, tried 3 different HD but can't get it to see c:/ How do I get to the bios setup for a Compaq Presario to change the settings? Any help is greatly appreciated.
M MrCodeDude Lifer Jun 23, 2001 13,674 1 76 Nov 28, 2004 #2 DEL, F2, F8, F10 or F12 on boot-up to get into the BIOS. See if it recognizes the HDD. If it does, set it to boot to the HDD first.
DEL, F2, F8, F10 or F12 on boot-up to get into the BIOS. See if it recognizes the HDD. If it does, set it to boot to the HDD first.
R raaf99 Member Sep 5, 2004 110 0 0 Nov 28, 2004 #3 Originally posted by: MrCodeDude DEL, F2, F8, F10 or F12 on boot-up to get into the BIOS. See if it recognizes the HDD. If it does, set it to boot to the HDD first. Click to expand... Thanks for your help. My mistake, F10 got me into the bios setup on 2nd attempt.
Originally posted by: MrCodeDude DEL, F2, F8, F10 or F12 on boot-up to get into the BIOS. See if it recognizes the HDD. If it does, set it to boot to the HDD first. Click to expand... Thanks for your help. My mistake, F10 got me into the bios setup on 2nd attempt.