On 02Feb2006 02:02, Linda W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| I have an old Sony Vaio PCG-XG700K laptop that has the original
| Windows 2000 Professional on it. The HD has two partitions, a  C:
| partion of about 7Gb for the OS etc. and the D: has the rest of the 40Gb. 
| 
| I would like to be able to install Linux (RedHat or any other flavor)
| either in the second partion or, if practical, just dump the old
| Windows OS and make the whole box Linux.
| 
| Are either of these approaches doable? If so how much work is it and
| how good a knowledge of Linux does one need. (BTW - I am a software
| engineer, but I've always worked in either Windows or Solaris and
| never installed Linux on anything).
| 
| Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

Did you look here:

  http://www.google.com.au/search?q=linux+on+vaio

Plenty of promising links, including:

  http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/VAIO+Linux.html

Disclaimer: I've never tried to put linux on a VAIO.

Cheers,
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