On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Aaron Konstam <akons...@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-06-26 at 13:37 -0400, Jim wrote: > > Fedora 17 new install on a USB connected hard drive. > > > > I have Dell Dimension 2400 with WindowsXP installed, But !! I can't > > get this Dell to Boot off a CDROM. > > by even setting up BIOS to boot off CDROM. > > > > Yes the CD is a Bootable CD. If you read the CD from within WindowsXP > > it will read the the files on the CD. > > > > I was thinking about taking hard drive out the Dell and USB connect > > the hard drive to another Computer and do a resize of WindowsXP and > > install Fedora on hard drive and setting up the hard drive as a Boot > > drive , then put it back into the Dell 2400. > > > > The Dell hard drive is a IDE drive and My computer is SATA so I can't > > put the Dell hard drive in my PC. > > > > Will it Work ???? > > Don't you mean a DVD? > > If the the procedure I outlined in my previous note does not work Down > load a Live CD. Install it on a usb stick using unetbootin you get from > unetbootin.sourceforge.net > > Then use the usb stick to install Fedora 17. > > -- > ======================================================================= > The truth is what is; what should be is a dirty lie. -- Lenny Bruce > ======================================================================= > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akons...@sbcglobal.net > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > I have a Dell that came with Linux pre-installed.They don't offer phone support, but they offer very good web support
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