Sorry, no help on the Compaq, just an idea on how to bypass pressing the
"F1". Maybe you can set your BIOS to boot ignoring all errors or whatever.
I had a similar problem on an older 486 but it had the ability to boot
through selectable errors in the BIOS, like no keyboard, whatever.
It didn't
I can't help with the Compaq problem.
But I can comment on mixing new drives with old computers - it almost never
works. There were several updates to hard drive controllers (S.M.A.R.T, DMA,
UDMA, etc.) and the old 2G and under controllers won't handle them. Promise
Tech makes a special control
Sorry, no help on the Compaq, just an idea on how to bypass pressing the
"F1". Maybe you can set your BIOS to boot ignoring all errors or whatever.
I had a similar problem on an older 486 but it had the ability to boot
through selectable errors in the BIOS, like no keyboard, whatever.
It didn'
I can't help with the Compaq problem.
But I can comment on mixing new drives with old computers - it almost never works.
There were several updates to hard drive controllers (S.M.A.R.T, DMA, UDMA, etc.) and
the old 2G and under controllers won't handle them. Promise Tech makes a special
contro
I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard
drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I
have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a
8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and
that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to
be able to
I've got a problem. I need to fix a error with my hard
drive. When I boot I get a 1791 error. To by pass it I
have to hit F1 after that it boots just fine. I have a
8702 Compaq Presario. I added a 20 gig hard drive and
that's when the problem started. The system doesn't seem to
be able t
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