Thanks Tim, I just erased everything including the partition that holds the backup for XP. I doubt I will miss it and if so I will grab a copy from someone since technically it is licenced fot the computer.
Thanks, Alvaro On Mon, 2002-11-04 at 11:24, Tim Fournet wrote: > Tough question without knowing for sure if it's something in the BIOS > itself (my guess would be that it is). I'd recommend contacting the > manufacturer of the computer. Chances are they'll be able to give you a > pretty good answer--you may have to play the "who's your boss" game > some--but it sounds like Compaq, and if it is, you should eventually get > a real answer. > > -Tim > > > On Sat, 2002-11-02 at 11:25, Alvaro Zuniga wrote: > > Hello everyone: > > I had a question about a computer I have. It comes with a hidden XP > > partition used to restore the OS. It is activated by pressing <F10> > > during boot. I am assuming that it is some kind of boot loader like lilo > > where you can use it without prompt and press <shift> if you want to > > have a menu display. > > > > My question is, can I safely partition the rest of the drive, not the > > hidden partition, install linux, and later restore XP? Is the F10 > > mechanism some type of booloader or is it burned into a chip? I am > > affraid that if I install lilo or grub I might never get to boot into > > the hidden partition again. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Alvaro Zuniga > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
