Hi Peter, This Compaq link with some support info worked for me: http://www.compaq.com/athome/support/msgs/2200/ and a link with some Cyrix info: http://www.cpushack.net/CyrixID.html and a chronolgy with info on non-Intel CPU's http://www.pctechguide.com/22non-inte.htm Here's what I found about accessing the bios: "Do a "restart", press the F10 key when you see the "COMPAQ" come up" If you use Google to search the "Groups" and restrict your search to appropriate groups, such as (alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq), you'll find discussion from that era, including some with settings to switch to a faster AMD chip, should you want to try it. HTH, Bob -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shkabara <[log in to unmask]> I am trying to locate some specs on the Compaq Presario 2286 computer. What I found so far is that it is a Cyrix 333MHz machine with a 4GB hard drive and 32MB RAM. The reported RAM, however, is only 28MB - where did the other 4MB go? Also, I know the Cyrix name and just a bit about it, but how does the CPU compare to the Pentium line - what is it equivalent to? Google search did not get me a spec for the Presario, and www.compaq.com was not responding. Also, what is the hot key to get into the BIOS? I managed to activate it by pressing all the common keys, but I have not determined which specific key it was (alt S, del, ins, etc). Thank you for any help. Peter PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>