> George Baker wrote: > > >I've got a Compaq DP 4000 P166 which creates a partition with the software > >to change any CMOS settings (you push F10). After installing MDK 7.0 with > >LILO I can't get into the Cmos settings. Is there a way of pointing LILO to > >this partition. Luckily I still have the stiffy disks to change any > >settings. > > > >Thanks > >George Baker > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >South Africa > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > George, > I don't think that you want to point LILO to the 'Maintenance > Partition' that Compaq puts on the HD do you? There really isn't > anything there for you except bios settings which you do before going > into LILO. It is a propriety partition and only used for setting the > bios requirements. Usually you can get into this as you said by F10 or > by the disks. >
The problem is that after installing LILO you can't get into the BIOS settings - pushing F10 has no effect - so even changing your boot order requires using the disks which is time consuming as you have to load 3 separate disks.
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