Installing on Compaq DL380 type 1

[C M Reinehr]

On Thursday 11 October 2007 17:03, Bill Campbell wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 11, 2007, Leon Goldstein wrote:
> >Bill Campbell wrote:
> >>I inherited a Compaq Proliant DL380, and would like to install
> >>Linux on it, but don't have the correct collection of HP/Compaq
> >>chicken feet and incantations.
> >>
> >>Can somebody point me to the documentation and sources of media
> >>necessary to exorcise the Windows 2003 that's currently infecting
> >>its hard drives?
> >>
> >>Bill
> >
> >Is there some sort of  password lock on the FAT or MBR that prevents
> >fdisking the drive?
>
> I haven't been able to figure out how to get it to boot off the
> CDROM so haven't gotten that far yet.
>
> Bill

Bill,

Have you checked the BIOS setup to determine what boot order is selected, 
e.g., floppy, cd-rom, hard drive, etc.? Does the BIOS even allow booting from 
a CD-ROM or are you going to first have to make a boot floppy?

Cheers!

cmr

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