How do I bring up a BIOS menu on an older Compaq computer?

Question

I am trying to install an Operating System on an older Compaq computer whose drive was wiped. The computer won't acknowledge or read from the "D drive"(CD ROM drive) where I have a system disk to be loaded. It is possible to go into BIOS I believe and select the D drive as the first disk to be read rather than the "A:" drive. Is there a function key that will allow me to do this? Thanks. I appreciate your help.

Answer 1

On some of the older Compaq desktops, the F10 key would allow you to access the bios, see

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/Tec...