How do you access the boot list on my compaq armada 1750

Hi, u can get access to user guide from: http://www.manualowl.com/m/Compaq/Armada-1750/Manual/106560

look online at HP's website.

make sure you update the video drive.

On *********** board, there will be a battery, take that out and put it back in. if you have the OS disk. put it in. shut off computer, turn it back on press enter to boot from disk. either re format your hdd by deleting the partioned space or repair.

i assume the armada is a compaq product? if so, you may want to read your installation documentation- hdd may have jumpers, or spacers that need to be re-located! if it's not a compaq 'compliant' product, then good luck! compaq hardware is very 'proprietary'! meaning, if our laptop don't like it, then it don't work!! i've tried compaq ram on a toshiba- slotted right in! no prob. 'til i booted! didn't like it! seems very unfriendly to me! if your hdd 'kit' is supposedly compatible with your laptop, then, as i stated- check dox for jumper, or spacer settings. remove hdd and check for bent pins!! if there are any, very, very carefully- using fine tweezers- straighten them until they socket properly!
break one of and you're s.o.l.!
you may have a friend with the proper tools, and a steady hand who could assist, it there's a bent pin!
the hdd can appear to seat properly, but still have a bent pin. check any jumper/spacer settings first! also compatibility with your armada!
good luck!

Professional help may be needed here--there are tools that are on the web that can help, but for the sake of "cant circumvent protection on pass worded devices", Google it.

Try booting from safe-mode.

Some Compaq's actually have a partition on the hard drive for the BIOS. If someone
> used FDISK to remove the partition, then you won't be able to get into the BIOS
>without either re-creating the partition or by booting from a floppy with the setup
>utility on it. One of Compaq's disks will re-create the partition, but of course,
>will blow away all the data on your hard drive.
>
>I had to download two programs from Compaq:
>1) PC Diagnotics
>2) Setup for Portables
>
>I got them from the Drivers section of Compaq's site.
>
>This was one of the files, it is for an Armada 1750, so it probably won't work if
>you have a different machine, but will give you an idea of what to look for:
> www.compaq.com/support/files/armada/us/download/8093.html

On the 1750 the setup bios settings are held on the hard drive, if you cant get any further I would suggest the drive is dead.

When the system starts, hold the F10 key and go into BIOS and set CD Rom as 1st Boot device (in Boot Order). Because most Compaq's would put the BIOS in a hidden NON-DOS partition on the hard drive, you may have to get an OEM recovery disk for that model. Because there is no BIOS to go to, the machine doesn't know it has a CD, HD or Floppy to go to. A boot floppy/CD is no help. Alternative 1: With another desktop and IDE to Laptop HD connector, FDISK (make active partition and hidden partition [5mb]), Format both, copy the cabs from WinME CD to c:\windows\options. Alternative 2: Find the COMPAQ OEM CD for that model. Since there was no exact model number Click here Please indicate whether this is helpful or not.