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I ahve this old 486 Osborne Computer , running Windows ’95 16 Mb ram Phoenix bios I am in the process of fitting a cd-rom into it and i need to get into the Cmos to enable the Primary and secondary HDD , can any one tell me what is the Key or Keys to entrer the Cmos in this system , i have tried everything i can think of ,includung treating it like a Compaq and unpluging the Mouse , but with out success, i ahve limited time to do this so i need know URGENTLY please
Thank you in advanced.

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Have you tried forcing a keyboard error. alternatativley i think the keyboard combination is CTRL + ALT + Enter.

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no good but thanks anyway

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Here are a few common key combinations to enter CMOS setup
F2,
F10,
Delete,
Ctrl+Alt+S,
Ctrl+Alt+Esc,
Ctrl+Alt+Enter,
Ctrl+Alt+Ins,

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Ctrl+Alt+Esc is the correct sequence , thankyou very much

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For the Phoenix BIOS, press the Delete key. I think that is the right command for this particular BIOS.

Hope this helps.

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Pull the floppy drive power cable out and it gives a “F1 to cont, F2 to setup” message.

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For Phonix BIOS you need the
Phoenix BIOS
Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S

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Rejected??? I spent an hour researching the Actual Phoenix Site for this answer…hmmmmmm..

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sorry , i did not read the answer properly , Ctrl+Alt+Esc is the correct sequence

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i have an old computer with pheonix bios and i have to hit esc and then f2 to get into cmos.good luck!

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See comments posted for other answers posted for this question, but thankyou for your input.

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