New HDD for Compaq

[skai]

I was given a Deskpro 2000 P166 with a Kaput Hdd can I access the bios without using the compaq boot partition ,If not how do I setup the new Hdd, eg, size,sectors etc skai

[bdunn]

You need the boot partition. Without you have to download a special disk from the compaq website that is specifically setup for your series machine.

[Mntsnow]

Visit the Compaq support website and download the bios utility program for your computer that will fit on a 3.5 floppy and just run it from the floppy http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Rat]

Directions:
http://www.gw.total-web.net/~dperr/compaq.htm

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[Barney]

I have that computer.I putted 2 other hd's in it.Without having this bios on a special partition it recognizes the hd's.

Usiful tip: Set the hd on "cable select".Normally it would be on master or if used as second hd slave,but the Compaq won't recognize it that way.
It took me hours to find that out.

One other thing.I don't know if you'll have this too,but before I had installed Windows on the new hd (I had command.com on it) the computer would only boot from floppy.

Ronald

[skai]

Thanks to all download from compaq the go ,Aint it great to have a site like Sysopt . Thanks again .skai

[Rat]

Ronald,
Some Compaqs don't use that non-DOS partiton, but the Despro 2000 series definately does use it, so do alot of the Presarios (not all).

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