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Earl F. Parrish wrote:
> "naresh ghanghas" <naresh.ghanghas@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:593e5425.0504262126.77a7beb2@posting.google.com...
>
>>"Earl F. Parrish" <efparri@nowhere.world> wrote in message
>>news:<oftbe.13138$Nc.2818@trnddc08>...
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>>>"naresh ghanghas" <naresh.ghanghas@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:593e5425.0504260249.4fac2fea@posting.google.com...
>>>
>>>>i have compaq deskpro 4000 . when i tries to enter the setup it
>>>>demand
>>>>for compaq diagnostics diskette . i have lost this. pls tell
>>>>from
>>>>where to get this or download this and prepare this diskette
>>>>
>>>>bye
>>>>
>>>>nkg
>>>
>>>If your Diagnostic Partition still exists, you can create another
>>>Diagnostic Diskette. When you hit F10, you are given several
>>>choices including Manage Diagnostic Partition, which requires the
>>>Diagnostic Diskette. The other options should not require it
>>>unless
>>>your Diagnostic Partition is damaged.
>>>
>>>You would have to remove all the DOS partitions to create a new
>>>Diagnostic Partition. If you do not have a current backup and
>>>a
>>>way to restore your drive, you might have to start from scratch.
>>>You should also download the SoftPaq for the Setup Diskette and
>>>run
>>>Setup from a floppy diskette if you are unable to recreate the
>>>Diagnostic Partition without serious disruption of your installed
>>>operating system and programs.
>>>
>>>I lost my Diagnostic Partition when I tested Xandros Linux which
>>>overwrote the Diagnostic Partition during the automatic drive
>>>configuration. Because Linux used this hidden partition for the
>>>beginning of its boot partition, my laptop would try to boot
>>>Linux
>>>although I had reinstalled Windows Millennium Edition. I had to
>>>reinstall the Diagnostic Partition to get rid of the vestige of
>>>Linux in the hidden partition.
>>
>>i a fitted a new 4gb hdd with dos partion . now what to do
>
>
>
> You have to download the SoftPaqs from Hewlett-Packard which will
> produce floppy diskettes containing the Setup Diskette and
> Diagnostic Diskette on separate diskettes. Your hard drive has to
> be blank with no DOS partitions. It is best to do this before you
> add any operating system or files to the drive because everything
> will be removed when you delete the partition(s). You will also
> need a Startup Disk for your operating system or a bootable CD-ROM
> with your operating system installation files.
>
> Boot with the Diagnostic Diskette. Select Create Diagnostic
> Partition from the menu. Use your mouse to make the selection if it
> works. Otherwise use the cursor keys. Follow the screen prompts.
> You may have to switch back and forth between the two diskettes, so
> have both handy. Once it finishes, you will have an invisible
> partition containing the BIOS Setup files and Diagnostic files. You
> can enter BIOS Setup when you see a square cursor appear on the
> upper right side of the screen when you are booting up. Press F10
> at that time to enter the routine.
>
> Once you are satisfied that the BIOS Setup and Diagnostic routines
> work, you can install your operating system and programs. If you
> have Restore CDs, you can use them to get back to the out-of-the-box
> state of your computer without individually installing the operating
> system and original programs. Any operating system updates and
> service packs will have to be reinstalled. Any non-original
> programs you added yourself will also have to be reinstalled from
> the installation CDs for those programs. Updates, if any, for those
> programs will also have be reinstalled.
>
>
Earl, is this diagnostic partition necessary, couldn't he just install
the OS?
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