Where is the BIOS setup? - Satellite Pro 490XCDT

my wife has a pre-historic notebook 490XCDT and yesterday she came home with a brand new WLAN card
>> please, best husband of the world, install this <<
she said, and now its me who struggels for hours with this sh...notebook :/
it might help if I could get into BIOS settings, but when I press ESC during power on, this model just say:
>> check system and press F1 <<
If I do so, the "system" boots (WIN98) and no BIOS setup is available
what can I do? (exept recycling, devorce, etc...)
Jake

Hi
I agree with you. This unit is pretty old.
Are you sure that your wireless LAN card is compatible with your unit?
Which card did you use? minPCI or PCMCIA WLan?
You have suggested that your unit is preinstalled with Win 98 OS. Well, Im sure that you need also a right driver.
As far as I know the ESC is a right button to enter the BIOS but check other possibilities; F2 or F12.

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