Entering BIOS setup on a Compaq Deskpro 4000

[Sonnich Jensen]

Hi

How do enter the bios setup this? DEL, F1 or F2 do not do it.
I need to install a hardrive into and I'd like to know the speed of it.

Also, there is no cooler or fan on CPU, should there be any?

BR
Sonnich

 

[philo]

Hi

How do enter the bios setup this? DEL, F1 or F2 do not do it.
I need to install a hardrive into and I'd like to know the speed of it.

Also, there is no cooler or fan on CPU, should there be any?

Compaq uses F10 to access bios.

Many of those deskpros have a large cpu heatsink and do not require a fan

 

[meow2222]

Hi

How do enter the bios setup this? DEL, F1 or F2 do not do it.
I need to install a hardrive into and I'd like to know the speed of it.

Also, there is no cooler or fan on CPU, should there be any?

BR
Sonnich

hold ctrl down while it gets going.

Many old Compaq desktops had big hs and no fan. Beware that it will run
much hotter with the cover off. If theres no bios temp detection, run
it a while with the cover on but not fixed on, then remove cover and
check the cpu temp quickly. If its ok, its ok.


NT

 

[Sonnich Jensen]

hold ctrl down while it gets going.

Thanks for the tip, but it does not do the trick, nor does F10 as "philo"
suggested.
Someone told me, that it might have the bios on the HD.
Is that possible for Compaq Deskpro 4000 ?

BR
Sonnich

 

[meow2222]

Thanks for the tip, but it does not do the trick, nor does F10 as "philo"
suggested.
Someone told me, that it might have the bios on the HD.
Is that possible for Compaq Deskpro 4000 ?

BR
Sonnich

Oh Compaqs stored some stuff on a small hdd partition, if youve
replaced the hdd or fdisked it, yeah you may have problems. If so you
can get some bios floppies from the compaw site - but only some. Last
time I looked istr it went as far back as 733MHz, nothing older.

Why do you want bios access anyway? Old Compaqs will autodetect hdds.


NT

 

[jodleren]

Oh Compaqs stored some stuff on a small hdd partition, if youve

replaced the hdd or fdisked it, yeah you may have problems. If so you
can get some bios floppies from the compaw site - but only some. Last
time I looked istr it went as far back as 733MHz, nothing older.

Why do you want bios access anyway? Old Compaqs will autodetect hdds.

So, basically, I add HD and and I am up and running?

That would be good. There is a 40x CD in it already, so that should
work too?
And if I add a sound card too?

I'll try tomorrow. To late now.

Sonnich

 

[philo]

Well all the Compaq's I've ever seen used F10

 

[meow2222]

So, basically, I add HD and and I am up and running?

That would be good. There is a 40x CD in it already, so that should
work too?
And if I add a sound card too?

I'll try tomorrow. To late now.

Sonnich

Almost, if its like the ones I've done you may have to restart it a
couple of times, thats all.

And if its like the last one I wasted time on, it'll reject most hdds.


NT

 

[paulmd]

Hi

How do enter the bios setup this? DEL, F1 or F2 do not do it.
I need to install a hardrive into and I'd like to know the speed of it.

Also, there is no cooler or fan on CPU, should there be any?

BR
Sonnich

THe thing with Compaqs is they whine about every little hardware
change. In short, removing or adding a piece of hardware, especially
disk drives or RAM gets you a little message, that may include a way to
enter the BIOS.