was released with NT4, Win98 or Windows 2000. You will be lucky to obtain a working CD and product Key for it. Below are instructions on how to change the Boot order and an alternative Operating System.
HP Notebook PCs - Configuring the Boot Order in the System BIOS
If you want your System to be able to start from the DVD/CD you have to set it up in the BIOS as the first Boot device.
What is the boot order?
When the computer starts, the system BIOS begins to check a pre-determined list of drives and devices that may contain an operating system such as Windows. The computer can boot an operating system from a hard drive, floppy drive, CD or DVD optical drive, USB storage device, or a network. The order in which the devices are checked is configurable through the BIOS setup menu.
What is the default boot order?
The default boot order settings for the computer are configured in the factory. The default boot order for HP notebook PCs is listed below.
Floppy disk drive
Optical drive (DVD, CD-ROM)
Hard drive
USB device
Network adapter
NOTE: An operating system not found error message may appear if a floppy disk or an optical disk is inserted into a computer that does not contain an operating system. If this error occurs, remove the disk and restart the computer.
Follow the steps below to configure the boot order on most computers.
Turn on or restart the computer.
While the display is blank, press the f10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
NOTE: The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the f2 or the f6 key on some computers.
Select the Advanced tab using the right and left arrow keys.
Use the up and down arrow keys to select Boot Order .
Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order.
It may be time to wipe the Hard Drive for a fresh start with an alternative and free Operating System.
Darik's Boot and Nuke.
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
Autonuke should do it by running it at least 3 times.
Recreate your Partitions using PCLinuxOS and you should be good to go.
http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_ionfiles&Itemid=28
Jaqui's Video on how to install it should have you up and running in no time.
http://showmedo.com/videos/video?name=1950000&fromSeriesID=195
More Help:
Linux command line terminology - 2.3
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/shell.html
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