Do you know what size hard drive you have in there now?
During the manufacturing process, an identification number (BOMID) is written to the UIA area of a hard drive. This BOMID identifies the model of the PC into which the hard drive is installed. Replacement hard drives do not contain this information.
Therefore, when using QuickRestore on a Compaq Presario PC that contains a replacement hard drive, QuickRestore will be unable to identify the model of the PC.
SOLUTION
Follow the steps below to write the BOMID to the UIA area of the hard drive:
1. Insert the QuickRestore diskette (when applicable) and CD into the appropriate drives, 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. From the initial screen (Program Language Selection), Exit the
QuickRestore utility.
3. From the A:\> prompt type uiabomwr_xxx (where xxx is the BOMID of the PC), 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 drive.
NOTE: On future Versions of QuickRestore CDs, the uiabomwr.exe utility will be located in the TOOLS directory of the QuickRestore CD.
Author: COMPAQ - John C