Need some Info on Ubuntu AMD distro ???

[Glen Cunningham]

At 03:45 AM Sunday 7/5/06, Richard wrote:

>Okay, now I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop,
>its a Gateway MX7525, it has a AMD Athlon 64 Mobile Processor
>a ATI X600 vid, etc..etc.. And all the other cool stuff.
>
>Q. Would ubuntu AMD 64bit Distro work on this laptop??? ( YES OR NO )
>please no hacks... (newbie at large)

     It should work.   The easy way to check is to boot from the Live 
CD.  This will soon let you know how compatible it is.   I've just "been 
there, done that" with a very similar spec HP/Compaq.


>Second
>
>Q. There is a second partiton on the C drive, which contain the windows
>drives,
>I don't want to erase that partiton (just in case) of WHAT THE
>*^%%$$@@** happens.
>I can at least re-install Windozzzzzz Xpeeee.

     Don't know about Gateway, but the HP/Compaq thingy had a "make 
recovery" utility that writes a bootable version of the install partition 
to 10 (that's right, TEN) CD-R disks!  Guess that Gateway has something 
similar that allows you to blow the whole XP away and recover later (if 
ever needed).  Be warned - takes hours.

HTH,
Glen

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