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How do I install Linux on a dell notebook/laptop that is currently running Windows XP?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin| 2 Comments

I’ve been running windows xp alone on my notebook for the last two years. I know almost nothing about linux but I want to give it a shot. I downloaded the unbuntu live cd and used gparted to create two partitions on the hard drive. (there are two other tiny partitions on the hard drive that linux lists but windows doesn’t).

Currently the two smaller (hidden) partitions are formatted FAT and FAT32, the two larger partitions are both formatted NTFS.

What do I need to do to install ubuntu, or any other gnu/linux distro onto one of the partitions, without effecting windows on the other partition? Will I also need to install an additional boot manager?
thanks I d I realized that my problem was just that I should have left one partition unformatted until I installed ubuntu. I deleted the empty partition and used “guided install (largest available free space)” to install ubuntu, worked well, simple and automatic…now if I can just get my network card to work.

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How do I boot off a live CD?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

I have a old as dirt compaq presario notebook and a linux live cd that I would like my computer to booot off of. I can get to the BIOS menu but I’m not sure what to do from there.
I can get to the boot menu and I set the boot priority or w/e to cd-rom 1st and i do save and exit and it still comes up windows and i restart and it still comes up windows.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Inch 10.1 Inch Notebook Sleeve Case and Car Charger

Posted on March 27, 2011 by admin| 2 Comments

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Inch 10.1 Inch Notebook Sleeve Case and Car Charger

Compatible with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Inch 10.1 Inch Notebook
Sleeve made of durable water resistant neoprene material. (Laptop NOT included)
Smooth, non-scratch lining interior. Dual-pocket design for laptop and accessories.
Front pocket for ac adapter charger and mouse.
12v Car charger Input: 12-16VDC or 22-26VDC. Bonus Young Micro TM Live Green Wristband

Compatible with Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Inch 10.1 Inch Notebook. Sleeve made of durable water resistant neoprene material. (Laptop NOT included). Smooth, non-scratch lining interior. Dual-pocket design for laptop and accessories. Front pocket for ac adapter charger and mouse. 12v Car charger Input: 12-16VDC or 22-26VDC. Bonus Young Micro TM Live Green Wristband.

List Price: $ 79.99

Price: $ 29.99

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Sound driver problem with Gateway N850X notebook – no sound at all?

Posted on January 30, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

Hey there,

I bought the Gateway NX850X notebook around november 2005.
Everything worked fine but now I totally formated my harddrive and no wI don’t have any sound anymore.
My new OS is Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2+), Gateway just had Windows XP Home pre-installed when they delivered it.

The soundcard is not defect, I tried out Knoppix (some linux OS that boots from CD) and I had sound there, but there is no possible way to install sound drivers on Win XP.
It always tries to install the CONEXANT AC-LINK AUDIO drivers. I tried to install any AC97 drivers (Realtek AC97) but it didn’t work. The Conexant driver always comes back up again but I don’t have any sound.

The Gateway online support chatted with me for quite a while and also tried to fix the problem with some remote software but nothing worked. They offered me to send a driver CD but I am living in Germany and they won’t send it over here. Does anybody have an idea which drivers to take?

Thanks you
Ben
Nope, in the control panel it says something like “No sound device” (might be different in English, I just translated it from German windows ^^)