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get me an answer soon!!!!!!!!!<br />

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Turn on the computer, and press-and-hold the space-bar, for a long time.<br />
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Or, turn on the computer, and press F10.<br />
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Or, turn on the computer, and press CTRL-ALT-ENTER.<br />
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Or, turn on the computer, and press DEL.<br />
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Try these.<br />
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If they all fail, go to COMPAQ's web-site,<br />
and download the Setup/Diagnostic tools.
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Turn on the computer, and press-and-hold the space-bar, for a long time.

Or, turn on the computer, and press F10.

Or, turn on the computer, and press CTRL-ALT-ENTER.

Or, turn on the computer, and press DEL.

Try these.

If they all fail, go to COMPAQ's web-site,
and download the Setup/Diagnostic tools.

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I think a lot of compaq 386s had an external setup program. I was trying to find it for you but seems too time consuming without knowing the model number.
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I think a lot of compaq 386s had an external setup program. I was trying to find it for you but seems too time consuming without knowing the model number.

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RoadWarrior is correct for the old Compaq Deskpro computers.<br />
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If you have an old Compaq Prolinea 286, 386, etc. go to:<br />
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<a href="http://www.compaq.com/files/desktops/us/software/220.html" rel="ugc">http://www.compaq.com/files/desktops/us/software/220.html</a><br />
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and DOWNLOAD &nbsp; SP1363<br />
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This is the softpaq for these old Compaq PROLINEAs.
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RoadWarrior is correct for the old Compaq Deskpro computers.

If you have an old Compaq Prolinea 286, 386, etc. go to:

http://www.compaq.com/files/desktops/us/software/220.html [http://www.compaq.com/files/desktops/us/software/220.html]

and DOWNLOAD   SP1363

This is the softpaq for these old Compaq PROLINEAs.

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how do I run the setup on a 386 compaq computer(4048ht8h2471), during the start up?Is there a way with the keyboard or do I need a program(and if so, where can I get it?)
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how do I run the setup on a 386 compaq computer(4048ht8h2471), during the start up?Is there a way with the keyboard or do I need a program(and if so, where can I get it?)

run setup

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