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Hello friends, i am a newbie to linux, i am using DELL studio 1555 i tried to use mint but it doesn't let me use properly heat sink fan is ...
  1. 07-12-2011 #1
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    Unhappy Please suggest me a good working distribution for my configuration

    Hello friends, i am a newbie to linux, i am using
    DELL studio 1555 i tried to use mint but it doesn't let me use properly heat sink fan is making too much noise, i am not able to use any thing now, i need linux and windows with dual booting for my project very urgently

    which Linux is best for dual boot with windows 7??
    which is better for my configuration 32 bit or 64 bit??
    how to overcome the noise from the heat sink fan??

    please friends i need your help and support,

    thank you
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    my specifications are

    http: //reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-studio-1555-core/4507-3121_7-33712907.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by badriinvenkat View Post
    which Linux is best for dual boot with windows 7??
    which is better for my configuration 32 bit or 64 bit??
    Hello and welcome aboard!

    With 4 GB of RAM, you can run any Linux distro that you want. I'd recommend running the 64-bit version of your chosen distro if you want all the RAM to be detected. Any of the top 5 or so distros in the distro page hits ranking chart over at DistroWatch.com should be a good place to start trying different distros. Opensuse and Ubuntu are commonly used distros for laptops, but the other distros should also work. You can check the link in my signature for a couple of quizzes that might help you to pick your first distros. I'm not sure what might cause noise from a heat sink. Are you sure it isn't the fan causing the noise?

    Actually installing any distros that you want to try and then testing them as you have time is the best route to take.

    Good luck to you with the search.
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    Thank you so much for you warm welcome and reply, i am facing problems while using linux and my laptop becomes very hot because of this OS and i need the best linux for dual boot with win 7!!!
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    Fan control for dell laptops

    Check this one:

    packages.debian.org/search?keywords=i8kutils

    (sorry for the link format, but I am not allowed to post links yet, just add http : // at the begining)

    This is part for Debian, which should run fine in your laptop.


    Good luck
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