Compaq 8712 Recovery CDs

[bill at horne.net (Bill Horne)]

Ed Frankenberry wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> I have a set of WinXP home recovery CDs for the Presario 6410nx,
> but they probably wouldn't work on your system.  Can't you order
> another set from HP for $10.
>     good luck,
>     Ed
>
>
> Bill Horne wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know where I can get the Recovery CD(S) that go with a 
>> Compaq 7812? 
>
>
Ed,

Thanks for your reply: I should have said "for free", since I 
fat-findered the model number: it's a 8712, not a 7812.

It's too old to invest much in, but it has 128MB of ram and a good HD, 
so I'd like to get it going as a SAMBA server if I can do it without 
spending much. I'm really looking for someone with the same model so I 
can clone the diagnostic partition, but I don't need any OS.

As it stands now, it had a 2.5GB "Fat Boy" Compaq HD, which is the 5.25 
Inch model they used at one time. It was removed from service in a CPA's 
office, and they wiped the HD. I put in a 6GB Maxtor, but I can't access 
the BIOS setup and the machine just says it detected a "Type 65" (IIRC, 
User defined) drive, and it won't boot from it, so I know the geometry 
is off.

Bill



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