can't get into the Bios

[phantomtres]

I have a compaq EVO N610C that I bought used. Everything works fine except that I cannot get into the Bios. After I press the F10 key it takes me to a screen that shows an icon of a key. I tried typing letters randomly but it doesn't show anything that I type it just shows the key icon. Since I bought it used on the internet I can't get hold of the person I bought it from so I don't know if I need a password. Is there a way to get into the Bios? Another thing the clock doesn't work unless the computer is on, when it's off it loses time. I did replace the CMOS battery but it has no effect on this problem. So I'm thinking if I can get into the bios I may be able to fix the problem, any suggestions will help, thank you.

[jdeb]

you might try to reflash the bios to the original version but you might want to copy the current version just in case. you need to go to the website and download the old bios and instructions for backing up the current. Wait a little bit for other responses, there are some smart men and woman on here, maybe they have a trick.

you might be able to ask here as well http://h50203.www5.hp.com/hpisweb/cu...&cc=us&lang=en

[phantomtres]

Thank you jdeb. That HP site you gave me did the trick. Now I get into the bios and the site also helped me get the laptops clock to work the way it should.