On Thursday 28 August 2003 11:23 am, HaywireMac wrote:
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 08:01:53 -0400
HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
I thought I would create a seperate P2P server using that infamous old
Compaq POS
Lesson: Never, ever, even if it is *free*, use a Compaq, if you have
*any
Lesson: Never, ever, even if it is *free*, use a Compaq, if you have
*any other alternative*.
LOL! Sounds like the *experience* I had with a Compaq 5000 workstation. No
matter what I did I could not get Mandrake 9.1 to run properly on it.
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John Willby
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On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 09:07:22 +0100
Inhabitant of Zion [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
LOL! Sounds like the *experience* I had with a Compaq 5000
workstation. No matter what I did I could not get Mandrake 9.1 to run
properly on it.
I won't say what I would do to a Compaq rep were he/she to walk
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 08:33, Bill Spatz wrote:
Have you tried using F10 during boot to access the bios? Later Compaqs use
that rather than the configuration floppy.
thia ain't no 'later model' if it is a 266mhz
Bill
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in fact, there never is a blinking cursor, the first thing that comes
up is the red and white Compaq logo and an hourglass thingie. I hit
F10 repeatedly, from the moment it powered on even, and all I got was
akeyboard error...
Well, that is the proper methind: hit F10 repeatedly, hoping the
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 08:01:53 -0400
HaywireMac [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
I thought I would create a seperate P2P server using that infamous old
Compaq POS I got for free, so I installed MLDonkey, and set it
running.
1. The Compaq will not respond to ssh or vnc unless I hit the any
key.
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 22:01, HaywireMac wrote:
I thought I would create a seperate P2P server using that infamous old
Compaq POS I got for free, so I installed MLDonkey, and set it running.
1. The Compaq will not respond to ssh or vnc unless I hit the any key.
2. Even MLDonkey seems to
On 27 Aug 2003 22:29:21 +1000
Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Does it appear as though it's going to sleep - as it were?
Exactly.
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Have you tried using F10 during boot to access the bios? Later Compaqs use
that rather than the configuration floppy.
Bill
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 06:33:05 -0600
Bill Spatz [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Have you tried using F10 during boot to access the bios? Later Compaqs
use that rather than the configuration floppy.
ya, bin there, done that. This is an old junker, like I say, a P233...
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Have you tried using F10 during boot to access the bios? Later Compaqs use
that rather than the configuration floppy.
Bill
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On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 23:00, Bill Spatz wrote:
Have you tried using F10 during boot to access the bios? Later Compaqs use
that rather than the configuration floppy.
Bill
Haywiremac/JoeHill might have too much problem hitting the F10 when he
sees the blinking cursor in the upper part of the
On 27 Aug 2003 23:48:53 +1000
Stephen Kuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] uttered:
Haywiremac/JoeHill might have too much problem hitting the F10 when he
sees the blinking cursor in the upper part of the screen prior to the
actual boot process...I reckon it takes about, er, what, 5 seconds?
That might be
I think your problem is power management in the BIOS. The way Compaq do power
management is a pain in the ass even on Loosedows.
To download the boot disk, here is a link to Compaq support page
http://www29.compaq.com/falco/sp_list.asp
Just choose what family (deskpro), series (written on a
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