Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?



On 09/12/2011 06:45 PM, james tate wrote:
F15

I'am going to install F15 on a friends old 13 yr. old Compaq box.

I guess to get into the BIOS , click on Del key ?
Does anyone know how to Boot off a CDrom, do you have to click on a "F"
key or go into the BIOS to Setup ?

in addition to joe zeff's help on getting to bios, because you are
dealing with a 13 yo system, have a look at hardware requirements;

http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/15/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Welcome_to_Fedora_15.html#sect-Release_Notes-Hardware_Overview


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