Cydrome Leader wrote:
> Ben Myers <> wrote:
>> Cydrome Leader wrote:
>>> Ben Myers <> wrote:
>>>> Cydrome Leader wrote:
>>>>> mkmathur <> wrote:
>>>>>> Does HP support dual bootable XW8600 systems (Windows + RHEL 5) ?
>>>>>> Despite repeated attempts, I've been unable to install RHEL on these
>>>>>> systems and HP helpline does not respond.
>>>>>> While installing RHEL client, the installation stops at "formatting /
>>>>>> filesystem" ??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any help is welcome !
>>>>> don't run garbage like linux.
>>>>>
>>>>> look here for docs and drivers
>>>>>
>>>>> http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...&swEnvOID=2025
>>>>>
>>>>> On the very left side of the screen is a manual section. HP docs are
>>>>> pretty good, so if linux needs some special settings in the BIOS to work,
>>>>> they'll mention it. You usually need to disable RAID and weird frills from
>>>>> disk controllers to make non-windows stuff work on these machines.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> "HP docs are pretty good" for its so-called business computers. For
>>>> consumer-oriented computers like the lamentable Presario and Pavilion
>>>> lines, HP docs are most often dreck, if they exist at all... Ben Myers
>>> ha- if they exist at all.
>>>
>>>
>> Ha, yourself! You, too, must have searched all over the HPaq web site
>> for some Pavilion or Presario document that simply is not available to
>> the public... Ben
>
> Does HP maintain internal docs on that stuff, or is there just nothing?
>
HP have to maintain some sort of documents for themselves, for
authorized HP dealer-service providers and others on the inside. Every
so often, one of the consumer laptop service manuals leaks out into the
open. Otherwise, what you see is what you get, and you get no
information whatsoever about "families" of these computers, e.g. models
of Pavilions that use the same chassis and motherboard but use different
speed CPUs, different hard drives and so forth. And HP seems to assign
discrete model identifiers to nearly identical models. I do not know
whether this is intentional obfuscation of the general public or just
plain stupidity or "We've always done it this way." Actually, I think
they would rather you throw away their computers when they break. For
sure, their prices for spare parts and the rates charged by their
service providers are something only the very wealthy will want to pay.
This seemingly infinite set of model identifiers complicates the
manufacturing (really, it's assembly!) process, spares and logistics. I
saw the same mess in dealing with DEC and also with Compaq, so these
were mergers of like minds when it comes to models, parts, spares etc.
And you cannot believe the confusion that exists in part numbers that go
into various models, whether business or consumer, server or desktop or
laptop. Ugh!
Of course, when it comes to most any desktop, whether business or
consumer, in a standard chassis, the parts that go inside are all
industry-standard except for the motherboard, so to hell with "genuine
HP" replacement parts. Same with laptop memory, HDDs, wifi cards, and
some optical drives... Ben Myers
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