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Compaq Armada 7400 Wont Boot
Name: timothykaine Date: January 17, 2005 at 21:16:44 Pacific OS: None yet :( CPU/Ram: P2 300mhz/64MB
Comment:
I have a problem. I only have the CD-ROM drive, and no floppy. I cant boot from CD, and the HD is blank with the exception of a partial diagnostic partition. The Multiboot portion of the hard drive has been deleted, leaving only the basics in there so I cant set it to boot from CD. Any help?
Name: Village Idiot Date: January 18, 2005 at 02:40:18 Pacific
Reply:
Uhm...
You can't enter the BIOS setup screen on bootup and set your CDROM as first boot device?
Or...
The O.S. CD you have is not bootable?
Which is it?
Nothing is Fool Proof, for a sufficiently talented Fool...
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Response Number 2
Name: timothykaine Date: January 18, 2005 at 03:56:42 Pacific
Reply:
Oddly enough, Ive found if I squeeze the right side of the laptop and hold my hand there tightly it will boot from CD, something is loose inside. Just have to now find a vise-grip to hold it in place long enough for me to install Windows 98 so I can upgrade the BIOS, then I can be done with that and load Linux on it.
So I guess we can call this solved.
But just to clarify, yes I can get into BIOS but certain sections of it are missing.
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