Compaq Bios & Boot Sequence

OKay I have 2 compaq computers: Presario ???? and Deskpro 6000. I want
to put linux on them but they won't boot to CD. So I try to get into
bios... but it is some crappy bios that compaq made so I don't know how
to change the boot sequence.

Is there any way there is a real bios like Award... or phoenix????

or any other way to change the boot order so I can boot to a CD?????

In my madness I fdisk the drives and now it won't go to compaq's stupid
bios thingy....

All I need is to boot to CD.

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OKay I have 2 compaq computers: Presario ???? and Deskpro 6000. I
want
to put linux on them but they won't boot to CD. So I try to get
into
bios... but it is some crappy bios that compaq made so I don't
know how
to change the boot sequence.

Is there any way there is a real bios like Award... or phoenix????

or any other way to change the boot order so I can boot to a
CD?????

In my madness I fdisk the drives and now it won't go to compaq's
stupid
bios thingy....

All I need is to boot to CD.


Some of the Linux bootable CDs have a 2.88 MB boot image and some
older computers will only boot from a 1.44 MB boot image. You will
have to search the website of the Linux distribution or look on the
Linux CD to see whether they have a utility for creating 1.44 MB
floppy boot disks.

If your computer will not boot from CDs at all, perhaps you should
reconsider installing Linux. Most of the latest distributions come
with a bootable install CD.

If you have a working computer which can connect to the Internet and
it has a CD writer, search Google for the "Ultimate Boot CD" which
has boot images of various operating systems. If you do not have a
bootable hard drive or floppy disk, your computer will find the CD
regardless of the boot order if it is capable of booting from a CD.


--
Earl F. Parrish