-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It's actualy an Armada V300, but the e500 is an almost identical model....
On Thursday, February 28 2002 10:14 pm, Steven Peck wrote: > Doesn't Compaq systems let you modify them from bootable Compaq CD Roms? I have no idea, I bought the thing used without any CDs. > How old is this laptop and have you tried Compaq's support site for > this? The have an email response system where you ask a question and > they try and get you a response in 24 hours. It has run about 85% > accurate on some server issues, which is not bad for email support > correct on first answer. I could just call them, Armadas are thier corprate targeted laptops, so the hold is always under 5 minuets. > -sp > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ryan > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] How slim can Win98 go? > > On Thursday, February 28 2002 08:14 pm, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > You could also get a laptop HD from someone. Or an old laptop. Just > > use > > > the HD, then switch it back when you're done. You don't even need to > > buy > > > it, just borrow it, if you can find someone with an old laptop laying > > around. > > I should have thought of that. > > > Also, many BIOS configuration utilities work under DOS, so you don't > > necessarily need Windows, but just the DOS (fits on a floppy...) That > > depends on the utility, though, I suppose. > > These are Windows utils. > > > -Mark > > > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Ryan wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > hrm, oh, idea! > > > > > > IDE => laptop drive adaptor + old HD > > > > > > Anyone know how much the adaptors cost? Better yet, anyone got one I > > can > > > > borrow? > > > > > > My laptop HD is only a 6 gigger, so I'm a bit cramped to waste 400 > > MB on > > > > a bios configuration utility. > > > > > > On Thursday, February 28 2002 07:33 pm, Mark K. Kim wrote: > > > > I've installed a pretty comfortably bare Windows95 that took up > > about > > > > > 350MB. Looking at my current Windows98 partition (another > > comfortably > > > > > bare installation), it looks like just the Windows part is taking > > up > > > > > about 500MB; but this partition's been around for several months > > so I'm > > > > > sure there's lots of junk in c:\windows and the registry. > > > > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Ryan wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > > > > I was poking around the net looking for a way to set my laptop's > > > > > contrast, and I found > > > > > http://www.informatik.uni-kiel.de/~fst/linux_armada_e500.html . > > It > > > > > > says that power saving hotkey works in linux, so I could set my > > cpu > > > > > > to 250 and run for nearly 3 hours. > > > > > > > > > > However --- these options need to be set in windows, the bios > > doesn't > > > > > > have the options in it's menu. :( > > > > > > > > > > Anyway, does anyone know what the bare minimum install for > > windows 98 > > > > > > is? - -- > > > > > No Microsoft products were used in any way for the creation of > > this > > > > > > message. PGP Public key at > > > > > http://mother.com/~ryan/ryan_at_mother_dot_com.asc It is also on > > the > > > > > > servers: Key ID 0x72177BC7 > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > > > > > > iD8DBQE8fsw0Ed9E83IXe8cRAnSpAKDBphWoRnTmjgOoh0oQh0woh1i5dwCgyER6 > > > > > CBrtKaS/+Z/F3FiPiQRUbn4= > > > > > =aRcz > > > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > vox-tech mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > > > - -- > > > No Microsoft products were used in any way for the creation of this > > > message. PGP Public key at > > > http://mother.com/~ryan/ryan_at_mother_dot_com.asc It is also on the > > > servers: Key ID 0x72177BC7 > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > > > Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org > > > > > > iD8DBQE8fv1DEd9E83IXe8cRAqYhAKCo+u5agZwL5tQUR3obT/ZU45ucEgCgn7gH > > > ARKwE71JXCI+581WWaYYLF4= > > > =m5kr > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > vox-tech mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech - -- No Microsoft products were used in any way for the creation of this message. PGP Public key at http://mother.com/~ryan/ryan_at_mother_dot_com.asc It is also on the servers: Key ID 0x72177BC7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8f5kWEd9E83IXe8cRAn/LAKC/vDYQxU2zUaWKcpTGt0hz/3OGFACggnJC r0/PVCNomHGhOt0WK70SxvY= =tHnU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
