Dual-booting on Dell D600 Laptop?

lieb39 · May 31st, 2003

Hello,

I have a Dell D600 laptop which I want to experiment with, however keep in mind this is my main computer so if's this is too risky and will have a high chance of me having to format than forget about it. I want to dual boot this system with Windows XP Professional (current) and Redhad Linux 9. I have a 30gb hard drive with 12gb free on one partition. No other space is aviable. So what do I have to go? What problems might I have trouble with? Any hardware issues?

Thanks,

lieb39

**NetRyder** · May 31st, 2003

You might want to look into the Dell Forums for specific details about hardware compatibility with the D600
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/

If all the hardware is compatible, I don't see why it shouldn't be possible.

June 1st, 2003

To make space for Linux you would have to reduce the size of your WinXP partition (presumably NTFS). You could use a commerical program such as PartitionMagic. The only other way is if you install Mandrake 9.1 which has NTFS partition resizing built into the install. I dont know how reliable this feature is though.

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lieb39 Apple lover, PC User Joined: November 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 526 Reputation: 0 Power: 121	Dual-booting on Dell D600 Laptop? Hello, I have a Dell D600 laptop which I want to experiment with, however keep in mind this is my main computer so if's this is too risky and will have a high chance of me having to format than forget about it. I want to dual boot this system with Windows XP Professional (current) and Redhad Linux 9. I have a 30gb hard drive with 12gb free on one partition. No other space is aviable. So what do I have to go? What problems might I have trouble with? Any hardware issues? Thanks, lieb39 Did a post help you, or solve a problem you were having? Click the button under the member's avatar to increase his/her reputation, and to encourage useful posts on the forum.

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 297	You might want to look into the Dell Forums for specific details about hardware compatibility with the D600 http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/ If all the hardware is compatible, I don't see why it shouldn't be possible. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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adamg Unregistered Posts: n/a	To make space for Linux you would have to reduce the size of your WinXP partition (presumably NTFS). You could use a commerical program such as PartitionMagic. The only other way is if you install Mandrake 9.1 which has NTFS partition resizing built into the install. I dont know how reliable this feature is though.