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Subject: Re: SMP + Compaq 2DH Array Controller cause freeze in boot
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On Sun, Oct 05, 2003 at 04:58:53AM -0600, Edward Aronyk wrote:
> 
> One solution in the past for a similar problem was to tell the Compaq
> BIOS that you are running Windows NT. Compaq tries to disable SMP
> support for operating systems it doesn't think will support it. I tried
> this fix with no success. Another person tried selecting Linux with
> success, however that was on a different model - mine has no option for
> Linux.

What's the rev. on your BIOS?  You may find that dl'ing and applying
Compaq's latest BIOS update will add that option.