i recently aquired a dud compaq amada 1750 laptop. after running all the checks, i found all i needed was a new HDD. after installing it, i ran fidisk, forgetting to set up the new HDD in cmos...... how do i get in?
i get as far as the name "COMPAQ" appearing and then

"Non-System disk or disk error
replace and strike any key when ready"

Nothing in the a:/ and nothing in d:/

help me?
how do i get in to cmos?

cheers guys