Installing on Compaq DL380 type 1

[Bill Campbell]

On Thu, Oct 11, 2007, C M Reinehr wrote:
>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?

So far I haven't been able to figure out how to get to the BIOS setup.

Bill
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