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xantha88 · 12-02-2004, 08:29 AM

i have a pentium 1 i will put a 2 hard diks in it kan i put linux red hat 9 on the computer and have still windows ore will the comp CRASH

**Praetor** · 12-02-2004, 08:30 AM

You can have both. What you'll need to do is install a Bootloader of some sort to allow you to pick which OS you want to use (Linux installation will ask you about this)

xantha88 · 12-02-2004, 08:31 AM

do u have to download it?? that bootloader

**Praetor** · 12-02-2004, 08:38 AM

Its an option availabel during the installation of Red hat 9

xantha88 · 12-02-2004, 08:53 AM

cool thanx

Verrona · 12-02-2004, 11:48 AM

Yuh i created a duel boot partition so that i could run, Red Hat 9.1 and Windows 2000 on my lappy. Everything will come on the Red Hat Disks.

Use Partition Magic!!!!! Very helpful

jing · 12-02-2004, 01:36 PM

Virtual.PC this software may be help to you!

**SFR** · 12-02-2004, 02:54 PM

From my experience newer versions of Linux (mandrake, fedora core 2) have not been able to work on older Pentiums (tried it on a 350mhz and 600mhz). I had to resort to an older version of Red Hat. Hope you have better luck. (Yet those same computers can run Windows XP and Server 2003...)

Verrona · 12-02-2004, 09:36 PM

Yuh that is true, but Red Hat 9 will run on a P1 machine

**SFR** · 12-03-2004, 12:44 AM

cool.

I guess the high powered GUI flavors are the ones that can not handle slower machines... which makes sense.

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xantha88 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 56	cool thanx __________________ gta rocks

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Verrona Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 358	Yuh i created a duel boot partition so that i could run, Red Hat 9.1 and Windows 2000 on my lappy. Everything will come on the Red Hat Disks. Use Partition Magic!!!!! Very helpful __________________ Regards, Verrona -- How to ask a question.

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jing Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: China Age: 27 Posts: 34	Virtual.PC this software may be help to you!

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SFR SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, USA Age: 24 Posts: 3,909	From my experience newer versions of Linux (mandrake, fedora core 2) have not been able to work on older Pentiums (tried it on a 350mhz and 600mhz). I had to resort to an older version of Red Hat. Hope you have better luck. (Yet those same computers can run Windows XP and Server 2003...) __________________ The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. ~Sydney J. Harris I haven't lost my mind; I have a tape back-up somewhere. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. ~Oscar Levant Relax, its only Ones and Zeros

12-02-2004, 09:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Verrona Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 358	Yuh that is true, but Red Hat 9 will run on a P1 machine __________________ Regards, Verrona -- How to ask a question.

12-03-2004, 12:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
SFR SUPER MODERATOR Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, USA Age: 24 Posts: 3,909	cool. I guess the high powered GUI flavors are the ones that can not handle slower machines... which makes sense. __________________ The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers. ~Sydney J. Harris I haven't lost my mind; I have a tape back-up somewhere. What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left. ~Oscar Levant Relax, its only Ones and Zeros

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