Compaq Armada 7800

[maniac2]

I inherited a compaq aramada 7800 and I was so fortunate that the hard drive was formatted. When I install Windows the screen has shrunk and it does it no matter what version of windows.
I cannot get into the bios I have tried many of the common keys.
Please help........

[bullgator]

You will need to install the chipset and other drivers. Go to
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html
and enter Armada 7800, then select your exact model and os and you will get the drivers.

[maniac2]

Thank you for your help. Does it matter If I do the install with a cdrom instead of floppy? My armada only has a cdrom.
Again thank you for your help.

[maniac2]

I downloaded the video driver for the armada and when I run the executible it gives me an msdos error that the drive that I am unpacking to is write protected?

Should I download the bios and install? Or is it my harddrive firmware that I need to install.
Please help me on this one........

[bullgator]

Copy the files you downloaded to a folder on your desktop, then run the executable. Based on your questions, I would not attempt to flash the bios yourself. Ask a techie friend to assist you.

[maniac2]

I tried installing the exe. from a folder that was copied form the cdrom that I have, and still I got the same error. I gave up on windows and installed Redhat 9 and everything is fine. I guess windows just sucks.
I want to thank you for your help, I haven't flashed a bios yet. It was my bosses computer and I just wanted to make sure I can flash from a cdrom because he has no floppy. I know how touchy it is to mess with the BIOS.
I guess the X window system doesn't rely on the data from the bios to set up the display as strongly as windows does.
I guess my boss is just gonna have to join the 21st century and learn Linux.
Thanks for repling, you were the only one.

[pelicanman]

Tapping the F10 key at boot will get you into the BIOS setup of most Compaq machines.