Subj : Re: HP fun and games
To   : ROY J. TELLASON
From : BEN RITCHEY
Date : Mon May 16 2005 11:21 am

* An ongoing debate between Roy J. Tellason and All rages on ...

| RT> somewhat smaller HD in it to use the box as a workstation.  I'd like
| RT> to be able to keep those diagnostics if I can.

Compaq does this, too. To propagate the maintenance partition you have use it
to (re-)create it's own "install" diskettes (I needed two here, Install &
Diagnostics).

Just boot from the Install floppy with a fresh HD and it does it's thing ...

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