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How to install Ubuntu 7.04 on an old Dell?

Asked by bobosky

I am trying to install Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty) on my old Dell Dimension DeskTop XPS T450, AO2 Bios Version, 768 System Ram, 80 GB hard drive, Pentium 3. I had taking the hard drive out and used it as a external drive USB drive for a few months. I just but the drive back in hoping to install Ubuntu as the only operating system on this old dell. I burned two copies of the Ubuntu ISO disk on my Powerbook G4 using Disk Unitlity to make a disk image. When I try to boot the old dell with the either of the CDs the computer opens the Bios and then goes to a black screen with a "_" in the upper right hand corner. Help!

Tim

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#1

Is the Dell set to boot from CDROM in the BIOS? Most computers by default boot from the hard disk alone. If you have used the disk in a usb enclosure then chances are it will not have a boot sector so the PC will look for one and just hang there with the flashing cursor, eventually timing out.

With some computers you can stab a function key (F10 or F1/2 or maybe even DEL) to get to the BIOS as the manufacturer splash screen appears. Then you can set the boot priority with the CDROM before the hard disk.

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bobosky (codemonkey) said : 		#2

Good advice. I have gone into the Bios and set the CDRom as the boot priority. The funny thing is I have two CDRoms on this computer and the Bios only recognized one of them. I have moved the dick back and forth between them with no luck.

Could I put the Ubuntu files on the hard drive as a usb drive and then put it back into the dell and fire it up that way?

Alan thanks for helping me with this.

Tim

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Markus Thielmann (thielmann) said : 		#3

You might find this helpfull: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

I can't share any experiences, since I never tried to install Ubuntu from a USB Stick.

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Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄 (popey) said : 		#4

Make a copy of the disk and put one in each drive then boot it up :)

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