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Barry
07-12-1999, 12:46 AM
i have an old compaq 80386 that i want to restore to some level of funcionality...right now it won't load windows or recognize the a drive...i want to add a new cd rom drive to it and upgrade to windows 95.....how do i access the bios to get it to find my a drive so i can start working on it?
800XL
07-12-1999, 02:35 AM
The older Compaq machines that I have had required a setup disk to access their bios level setup. Start digging on Compaq's website and you may yet be able to download it.
steves
07-13-1999, 10:30 AM
800XL is quite right. But if you cannot access your A drive you are stuck in a catch 22 situation.
Barry
07-15-1999, 04:01 AM
Thanks steves and thanks 800xl........I'll let you know how it works out

Barry
Mike H.
07-15-1999, 06:15 AM
You can also use a diagnostic program like pc plus. I have a Compaq Deskpro 386s 16mhz
with the original disks.

Edit: The program is QAPlus not PC Plus, Sorry. I combined the names of two program's I have PC Diag & QAPlus.

[This message has been edited by Mike H. (edited 07-17-99).]