Laptop

How to boot a Dell laptop using an external device?

How to boot a Dell laptop using an external device?

This page assumes that you already have a bootable USB stick. The instructions below (to be completed) will indicate how to use your USB stick to boot your Dell laptop.

to be completed...
Bios boot for Dell Inspiron 15 5580.
Start the laptop, then press f2 two to three times continuously until the bios setting will come out.
Choose the appropriate command in the bios setting in your preference.

How to install Linux on a laptop?

This page is place holder for a project to install Linux on a laptop, keeping windows already installed on the laptop, in order to dual boot.

We are going to perform the following steps in order:

1) Learn to boot the laptop using an external boot device (usb stick...). See https://linux.overshoot.tv/wiki/boot_external_device .

2) Investigate the amount of data on the hard drives, space left, etc. and make a backup of the system and all important files.

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