Re: 286 Laptop Bios Booting Question

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From: Mritunjay Singh
Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 00:00

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There are several shareware and freeware programs available that can change
BIOS options from a dos boot even if you don't know the key combination to get
inside the BIOS.  Search some shareware sites (I don't have a handy url) and if
you don't come up with anything let me know and I'll try to find it.
regards
-Mritunjay

Mangey wrote:

>      I have a 286 Laptop given to me for nix, it says it has a hard drive
> error, dos installs on floppy is OK but I can't seem to get into any Bios
> Options (to try hardformat the drive) using the usual delete key on bootup.
> It's a Compaq LTE.
>
>     I found a Sys Req key and have tried various combinations with Alt, Fn,
> Shift and Ctrl keys and also Ctrl / Alt / Esc.
>
>      I would like to know if it works or goes in the bin.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sorry to post this again but I thought maybe I should supply a bit more
> info,
>
> Pat,
> Brisbane, Australia,
>
> Live Hard, Die Upside Down!
> It's a Land Rover Thing, Nobody Understands!
>
> Keeper of the Mangeysaurus Rex
> http://www.powerup.com.au/~mangey/

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