What model is it? Some compaqs require "reference disks" (or was the the PS/2 name?) to get in to BIOS setup, or they have to have a diagnostic partition to get in to setup.

Poor design, really. ...

Have you tried F1 or F2?

Sometimes if you hold down a key at boot, it forces an error and allows you to get in to setup from there.

Try booting from a boot disk or bootable CD-ROM. Does it boot then?

Sounds like you'd need a program to do that. You may be able to download one, but why not write it yourself? The hardest part is the calculations.

Output the time and date to a file, then upon...

Freesco isn't at all complicated. It practically sets itself up for you. Follow the dialogues, and then just let it assign addresses via DHCP, and client config is as easy as installing TCP/IP.

Sure is, but you should probably start a thread in the networking section.

Btw, I had a dialup router running for about 2 years. We got DSL and I adapted it to DSL. (It was a 486 running Freesco....

You could have fried them with static electricity. Leave the computer plugged in, you NEED the earth ground some times. Touch the power supply, and you should then be discharged from static. After...

Sometimes you simply have to take the RAM out of the socket and put it back in. When you have it out, take a flashlight and look at the pins in the socket and make sure they're not bent. (Happens...

Most modern laptops use SODIMMs (Small Outline DIMMs) for their memory. What I did before purchasing more memory for mine is I looked up the exact type it used on one of the memory sales sites. ...