Question:
I found some old 80286's in the basement the other day and I am trying to enter the BIOS and/or CMOS and dont know how. At boot they don't say how to enter the BIOS or CMOS. The computers are : Compaq DeskPro 286, and a Tandy 1000 RLX
(Hard Drive), can you help me find a way to enter the BIOS and CMOS?
Answer:
There are many different ways to get into a computers BIOS, and it all depends on the manufacturer. The Compaq I believe should be the "Del" key at startup, but as with the others it is usually a bit of trial and error.
One thing you could try is holding down any key on the keyboard when the computer is booting up, this should cause a "Keyboard Error #" where the # is the number of the key you held down. and ask if you want to continue or enter set-up. Other than that try lots of keys at startup.
Asked By: XEROX 247@aol.com
Date: 12/14/97
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