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Im planning on dual booting suse 10.2 on my dell xps gen 4 which is still under 4yr warrenty would this void the warrenty? and If I plan on removing ...
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Warranty & Dual Boot Question
Im planning on dual booting suse 10.2 on my dell xps gen 4 which is still under 4yr warrenty would this void the warrenty? and If I plan on removing the the suse can I delete it and it would be like it was never on there?
- 02-25-2007 #2Linux User
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First Question- I don't know without reading the warranty.
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Second Question- Yes.'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.'
--Abraham Lincoln
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Ok thanks.
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I had the same concern you did about the warranty on my Dell laptop but I found a page that said you are fine to install whatever it is you please. I can't seem to find that page right now but the fact that Dell has Linux fourms goes to show that they are okay with it.
http://www.dellcommunity.com/support...rd.id=sw_linuxLooking for a distro? Look here.
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Thanks, now I can dual boot it with out any worries concerning dell.
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One more question is there any good guides that could help walk me through dual booting suse 10.2?
- 02-25-2007 #7forum.guy
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The Suse installation routine should give you the option to dual-boot. Just select that option when given the chance.
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Should I partion my Hd I have a 250gig Hd and its all one partion and it has windows etc. on it. Is it possible to install it on the same partion or should i install it on a seperate partion that i would make out of unused space with a partioning program.
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Probably easiest if you defrag Windows, then use GParted LiveCD to shrink the Windows partition, and then create the Linux partitions you want:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php
You'll find good documentation for using Gparted on their website.
If you don't want to create the Linux partitions with Gparted, you can leave the extra space for the Suse installer to utilize.oz
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Well i am being told by my friend to partition my drive and install it on the new partion is this right.
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