Many manufacturers of computers use a partition on the hard disk to store programs that will not fit as part of the BIOS or may need to be updated. These are called "system" partitions. BIOS = Basic Input Output System is a program that interfaces the hardware to the Operating System and is in a CMOS chip on the mother board. Put the Floppy disk in the drive and turn the computer on. The computer boots from the floppy disk. Find in the menu system the part about installing diagnostic or system to the hard disk. If the machine will not boot from floppy disk something else is wrong. Sam. Jason Sievert wrote: >I think that it has enough intel to look for a compaq bios disk in the >cd. Have you already tried the bios floppy? >http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/Armada/us/download/8412.html > >On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 20:09, PHPTOm wrote: > > >>The model is >> >>Armada 7800 6266/T/5000/D/0/3 >> >>I do not understand how a boot disk will work if it currently has no bios. >>Currently, when I boot with a floppy in the drive, nothing happens. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>It looks like you just create a boot disk from their web site. What is >>>the full model number? >>> >>> >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list