Dell Inspiron 1501 help?

[edwardpopplewell]

Hi there, i have been told that the 1501 can be used with linux well?
I was wondering if anyone could help me. i need to debug my harddrive as i have a virus and it is stopping me from booting up my laptop. i have no idea how to do this. also i would like to install linux and again i have no idea how to do this haha. would anyone be able to help me?
im using vista and its terrble i cant shut my comp down because i have to do a system restore everytime i turn it on. please help sombody m desperate

[bigtomrodney]

I'm running a 1501 (I think!) and it all works fine. The thing is there are differences in the hardware according to what you ordered.

The best solution is to download Ubuntu from here and burn it to disc. It is a disc image so do not try to extract it, but rather use Nero or something similar in Image Burn mode (if you're not sure what that is just let us know and we'll try to help).

After that, pop it into your drive and reboot. You will boot up in Ubuntu though it will not be installed - you are running in a live environment. This lets you try it before installing it and should give a good indication of how it will work with your hardware.

[edwardpopplewell]

well my processor is an amd 64 turion x2 2ghz, ram is 2gb and a 160gb hard drive thats all i know really. i downloading ubuntu now