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Melvis · Aug 12, 2012, 12:50 PM

Need the system spec dude so we can help ya out more.

I run ubuntu on a very old laptop (2002-3 machine) and it runs fine on it.

Specs are a P4 2.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 30GB HDD IDE, some mega ass crappy intel graphics 64MB or less? i cant remember and i use one of those old school wireless cards that you slide down into the side of the laptop? all working perfectly.

The laptop doesnt have a DVD/CD drive, and wont boot from a USB drive, you ask how did you install the OS on it? i installed it from another computer, my old desktop, then put the HDD back into the laptop after it finished installing Ubuntu onto the laptop HDD via a USB connection and it booted up normally.

Linux rocks!!

System Name:	Night Rider \| Mini PC \| Transcoder
Processor:	AMD FX 8350 \| AMD Phenom II 955 \| Phenom II X6 1055T
Motherboard:	GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ \| GA-MA78LMT-S2 \| Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H AM3
Cooling:	All three systems have the AMD 4 Copper Pipe Heat Sink
Memory:	4x2GB DDR3 G.Skill 1600 6-8-6-24\| 2x4GB Ripgaws 1333 \| DDR3 Corsair 1600 Dominator
Video Card:	2 X HIS 7870's \| Gainward GTX 650 TI \| Onboard ATI 4250
Hard Disk:	300GB VRaptor /160 Raptor X/1TB WD Black \| Raptor/WD Black \| WD 320/WD BK 1TB
Optical Drive:	Pioneer x2 \| Sony DVD \| Sony DVD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 2007FPS 20.5" LCD 16001200 \| Dell 20" LCD 16801050 \| 15" Dell LCD
Case:	Atrix 9001-C4 \| Mini ATX Case (custom) \| Coolermaster Elite 342
Sound Card:	Onboard \| Onbaord \| Onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX-850 \| Silverstone Mini 450W \| Corsair CX-400
Software:	Windows 7 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64 \| Windows 7 Pro 64
Benchmarks:	3DMark 06 with SLi rig = 7964 8600GT's...

Aug 12, 2012, 12:50 PM	#21
Melvis Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2,929 (1.55/day) Thanks: 602 Thanked 459 Times in 381 Posts System Specs	Need the system spec dude so we can help ya out more. I run ubuntu on a very old laptop (2002-3 machine) and it runs fine on it. Specs are a P4 2.0GHz, 1GB RAM, 30GB HDD IDE, some mega ass crappy intel graphics 64MB or less? i cant remember and i use one of those old school wireless cards that you slide down into the side of the laptop? all working perfectly. The laptop doesnt have a DVD/CD drive, and wont boot from a USB drive, you ask how did you install the OS on it? i installed it from another computer, my old desktop, then put the HDD back into the laptop after it finished installing Ubuntu onto the laptop HDD via a USB connection and it booted up normally. Linux rocks!!