Replacement C Drive and Recovery CD

[jsty]

Anyone know how to beat a Compaq Recovery Cd when replacing a dead hard drive ?

Seems that the recovery CD will only work with the original drive due to some D drive partition containing some necessary files for the Recovery CD to work.

Replaced drive with larger capacity and recovery CD gives error contact compq tech support.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[ski]

See if the below reply from Compaq that I found on another forum helps.
Note that you will not be able to do steps 1-4 since your original HD has died. If you have a 4100 series Compaq, then you may be able to use one of the following BOMID's:
4102 024
4104ES 008
4112 001, 034, 125
4122 001, 034, 125
4126 025
4160 207
4164 214
4170 205
4170ES 202
4172 214

If those are N/A, then contact Compaq and see if they will supply you with the BOMID for your system.

<<<Thank you for writing to Compaq Support Services.

Regarding your inquiry, please note that Compaq does not support hard disk drive upgrades for Presario desktops, nor do we have any BIOS or ROM updates to increase the size of supported hard drives.

It is possible to go to a computer dealer or repair shop in your area and see what third-party equipment they have that may be compatible with your computer. However, Compaq does not test third-party hardware or software and cannot support such a course of action.

Also note that Quick Restore disk will not work after replacing harddrive. If you cannot reinstall the original Compaq hard disk, you need to prepare the new hard disk for QuickRestore. Please be advised that this may not work for all hard disks and you may have unpredictable results for non-Compaq hardware. During the manufacturing process, an identification number (BOMID) is written to the UIA area of the hard disk. The BOMID identifies the model of the computer in which the hard disk is installed. Replacement hard disks do not contain this information. Therefore, when using QuickRestore on a Compaq Presario computer that contains a replacement hard disk, the QuickRestore program will be unable to identify the model of the computer.

SOLUTION
Follow the steps below to write the BOMID to the UIA area of the new hard disk:

1. With the old HD installed go to START/FIND/FILES or FOLDERS.

2. Type info.bom in the 'Named' box, select your HD(C or whatever) in the 'Look In' box, and click 'Find Now'.

3. Open the file with "Notepad".

4. At the very top you'll see a 3-digit number. That is the BOM ID number that has to be installed on the UIA of the drive.

5. With the new HD installed insert the QuickRestore diskette (when applicable) and CD into the appropriate drives, and then restart the computer.
NOTE: If a QuickRestore boot diskette is not included with the QuickRestore kit, you can create this diskette from the BOOTDISK subdirectory on the QuickRestore CD.

6. At the initial screen (Program Language Selection), select "Exit" from theQuickRestore utility.

7. At the A:\>_; prompt, type uiabomwr_xxx (where xxx is the BOMID of the computer), and then press Enter.
EXAMPLE: A:\uiabomwr 201 would store the 201 BOMID (for a Compaq Presario model 8772) into the UIA area of the hard disk.

If the BOMID fails, then your new hard disk does not support the ability to have the BOMID written to it. You cannot run QuickRestore without the BOMID. You should take the computer to a local Compaq Authorized Service Center to have a replacement hard disk installed that supports QuickRestore. This would require the original spare part to be installed.

NOTE: On future versions of QuickRestore CDs, the uiabomwr.exe utility will be located in the TOOLS directory of the QuickRestore CD.


Regards,
Compaq Consumer E-Services>>>

 

[garebo]

I realize this isnt the same thing at all but if all fails i imagine you could dowload all the files and drivers you need for your pc from the compaq website.
I know that some compaqs need a "rompaq" which you can get from their site along with the drivers and whatever else you need for your motherboard. I have done that successfully.
Again, this is only if you cant get going the other way and take advantage of the restore and\or recovery cds.


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