Compaq Presario 5000 woes

Friends PC had ME on it and he wanted me to remove it and install his 98se. So I save some settings, files and pics. Then I wipe the drive.

Now, when I try to load his 98 I get runtime error R6003. MS says to disable the boot virus setting.....I can't find it and I think that portion of the BIOS is hidden or something. How the heck do you get into the part of the Compaq BIOS that has this setting. Any help would be appreciated. ......Dave

 

Are you able to get into the BIOS Setup? If not, You might try looking in the manual for your computer or motherboard for details? It may also be called "write protect boot sector" or "write protect hard disk" in your bios?

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Did you try to do an fdisk from Recovery disk? If so, ty and use a Win98 or WinME bootdisk.

 

I found this explanation of the BOMID problem with Compaqs. It's a quote from Compaq Support. It was written two years ago so some of the information is outdated but the basic concept is the same. The last paragraph might apply to the Compaq you're working on.

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. 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.

2. At the initial screen (Program Language Selection), select "Exit" from theQuickRestore utility.
3. 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.

For the complete post (has more information about the need for "SoftPaqs "), go here.

 

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