help booting to a compaq

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Sat, 26 May 2012 18:57:13 -0500
Lenny <gervin at cableone.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am trying to get this Compaq to boot to the USB drive.
> It is a Compaq f750 with Vista running on it.
> I should be able to hole down one of the F-keys on start-up, but trying 
> this, and a number of arrows down on some of the F-keys has yielded no 
> successful boots.
> Does anyone here know how Compaqs typically offer the temporary boot 
> options?
> Thanks.
> 
> Glenn 
> 
> 

The two Compaqs I have are different. One uses F2, and one uses F8,
which are kind of unusual. They are also extremely fast booting, and it
is hard to hit right. I have to push and hold the key right after the
memory checks, but it seems there is only about two seconds or so to
hit it. Sometimes I have to try about 8 or 10 times to get the bios
screens. There is always a delay between hitting the key and the bios
coming on screen.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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