Unable to access BIOS - Compac nc4010

[noblehill]

Hello! I have a compaq nc4010 laptop which is driving me nuts. I can't enter it's bios. The startup menu tells me to hit F10. It doesn't do anything. I've tried typical keys like F2, F12, Del and Esc, no luck. So how do I enter setup?

 

[wahnula]

F10 should get you into BIOS on that machine. Keep tapping it during start-up. If it's truly driving you nuts then remove the HDD and see what happens...it should be more obvious.

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http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service...47626+1241786292684+28353475&threadId=1194226

Tony

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[noblehill]

Oh, never mind. I'm not really familiar with hardware so I dod not know, that sometimes you can't hit the setup key in advance, if the delay at startup is set 0 seconds. Well, this computer model made it clear to me. I remoced the disk with the operating system and was able to access bios. OMG, am I stupid or what? I need to consider early retirement.

 

[edfair]

Compaq has their bios entry on most machines set for the [F10] while the cursor is in the upper right corner.



Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.

 

[wahnula]

noblehill, no, you are not stupid. Some laptops, like my Asus M6N, have a very tight window for getting into BIOS so the PC starts faster. Nothing to be ashamed of in the slightest.

Tony

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[edfair]

Could this be one of the machines that only allows BIOS access on cold boot? Can't recall if it was Compaq or another manufacturer.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.