It seems Compaq utilities are accessed from the MBR, which Ubuntu's install doesn't detect to provide an additional entry under the Grub menu.
Check this URL for possible workarounds (although most info relates to LILO): http://www.cpqlinux.com/f10.html Ideally, Grub/Ubuntu would detect this partition at install time and deal with it accordingly. -- Ubuntu 6.06 Live prevents access to Compaq ProLiant Diagnostic Partition using F10 key https://launchpad.net/bugs/55961 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs