COMPAQ bios entry

ZENNZZO · 04-July-03, 04:26 PM

How the hell do you enter the bios on a compaQ?

AntiM · 04-July-03, 04:36 PM

With a screw driver and a pair of tweezers.

ZENNZZO · 04-July-03, 04:39 PM

??keystroke??

KayinStorm · 04-July-03, 05:22 PM

I believe it's still Ctrl-F8. try that. Ask Fu3l, he hacked into mine...

TekXoID · 04-July-03, 05:28 PM

F2, F8, F12, or DEL
Try em all, those are the only key's I've seen used and I have repaired a buttload of OEM systems

hardwaregEEk · 07-July-03, 10:54 AM

F1 or ESC or DEL

ZENNZZO · 07-July-03, 11:47 AM

none of those work, seems to "auto reset" when I use the screwdriver and tweezers. Where any drive,optical or hdd, is changed, a screen comes up recognizing the change, then boots to windows...don't cha just love "free" work on friends' comps!!!

jcarkeys · 07-July-03, 11:53 AM

heaven forbid, but you might just trying to look in a manual! Or, you could just get the model number then google for it, in case you haven't already. You could just try running your fingers over the function keys, see if that boots it into a bios

KayinStorm · 07-July-03, 11:53 AM

Check your PMs Zenz...

TheOutcast · 07-July-03, 12:12 PM

The button is F10. I know from .... experience with those damnable machines (my previous rig)

ZENNZZO · 07-July-03, 12:48 PM

...Word!

ZENNZZO · 07-July-03, 01:04 PM

Throttling F-10 at mach 2 did it! thanks outcast it almost made the "how far can a compaq fly record.
Btw the case isn't original so the #'s wern't too easy to get...duhhh.

hardwaregEEk · 07-July-03, 01:07 PM

speaking of compaq's and HP's can you Overclock them with the bios the company gives you?

if they do then i am gonna try it on my cuz's computer (n00b) bought it from circuit city for $1800

jcarkeys · 07-July-03, 01:16 PM

no, you can't. They give you an utterly stripped down BIOS, that generally suck. They don't want you to spend less money on something more powerful, it's all about the money. Sorry

Oh, and Zen, wasn't insulting your intelligence or anything, just a logical step that many people skip

04-July-03, 04:26 PM		#1 (permalink)
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04-July-03, 04:36 PM		#2 (permalink)
AntiM Aqua Pimp	With a screw driver and a pair of tweezers.

04-July-03, 04:39 PM		#3 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	??keystroke??

04-July-03, 05:22 PM		#4 (permalink)
KayinStorm Apex Tech God	I believe it's still Ctrl-F8. try that. Ask Fu3l, he hacked into mine...

04-July-03, 05:28 PM		#5 (permalink)
TekXoID Banned	F2, F8, F12, or DEL Try em all, those are the only key's I've seen used and I have repaired a buttload of OEM systems

07-July-03, 10:54 AM		#6 (permalink)
hardwaregEEk Apex Master Tech Apprentice	F1 or ESC or DEL

07-July-03, 11:47 AM		#7 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	none of those work, seems to "auto reset" when I use the screwdriver and tweezers. Where any drive,optical or hdd, is changed, a screen comes up recognizing the change, then boots to windows...don't cha just love "free" work on friends' comps!!!

07-July-03, 11:53 AM		#8 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	heaven forbid, but you might just trying to look in a manual! Or, you could just get the model number then google for it, in case you haven't already. You could just try running your fingers over the function keys, see if that boots it into a bios

07-July-03, 11:53 AM		#9 (permalink)
KayinStorm Apex Tech God	Check your PMs Zenz...

07-July-03, 12:12 PM		#10 (permalink)
TheOutcast Minnes-hoe-tan	The button is F10. I know from .... experience with those damnable machines (my previous rig)

07-July-03, 12:48 PM		#11 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	...Word!

07-July-03, 01:04 PM		#12 (permalink)
ZENNZZO Direct Cool Hoe	Throttling F-10 at mach 2 did it! thanks outcast it almost made the "how far can a compaq fly record. Btw the case isn't original so the #'s wern't too easy to get...duhhh.

07-July-03, 01:07 PM		#13 (permalink)
hardwaregEEk Apex Master Tech Apprentice	speaking of compaq's and HP's can you Overclock them with the bios the company gives you? if they do then i am gonna try it on my cuz's computer (n00b) bought it from circuit city for $1800

07-July-03, 01:16 PM		#14 (permalink)
jcarkeys Key Hoe	no, you can't. They give you an utterly stripped down BIOS, that generally suck. They don't want you to spend less money on something more powerful, it's all about the money. Sorry Oh, and Zen, wasn't insulting your intelligence or anything, just a logical step that many people skip