William Warren stated: the only time you get the error is when trying linux from what i can tell..which as i stated before is not supported by gateway. A point to note here; when Gateway says that third-party software is not supported, it simply means that they will not provide technical support for software they didn't install. Hardware would still be covered under warranty by Gateway. Three months ago, I sent back a Gateway laptop for repair, even stating it had Mandrake Linux installed on it.
Such limitations on support are not uncommon with OEMs. Conversely, it's not uncommon for a vendor to deny support for OEM versions of a product. It used to be (not sure it still is now, as I don't call software support, in general) that Microsoft would not support a pre-installed version of their products, referring you instead to the vendor who provided your pre-installed copy. My take on the issue that Marc is having here is that it's either an incompatibility between hardware (very likely since vendors seem to buy in bulk and then assemble components to build a model) or a BIOS strictly designed for Windows. I may, if I get a chance in the next day or so, try to install Mandrake on a newer (model E-6000) Gateway here at the office to see if I see the same problem. Mark Kirschner
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