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    re-partitioning hard disk in v5000z

    Discussion in 'HP' started by tkteo, Feb 9, 2006.

  1. tkteo

    tkteo Newbie

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    Hello everyone. I ordered a Presario v5000z a few days ago, and it should be built by 15th Feb. So during the waiting, I am hoping to obtain more information to ease my transition to the laptop.

    First issue: I selected a "80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive" as my HD storage option. May I know from current v5000z users what brand of HD that is?

    I am asking because one of the first things I will do is to wipe the HD and install a WinXP and GNU/Linux dualboot, so if perhaps the HD manufacturer has a proprietary partitioning software (e.g., Maxtor has Maxblast for creating and deleting NTFS/FAT32 partitions), I can take care of the WinXP re-installation more easily.

    Second issue: I am thinking of installing (K)Ubuntu 5.10 Breezy Badger as my GNU/Linux distro. Anyone know if I will encounter problems with driver support for any of the components in the v5000z, such as wireless card, video card?

    Thank you.
     
    tkteo, Feb 9, 2006
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  2. mech_e

    mech_e Notebook Guru

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    Man, I just looked at mine (same 80gb 5400 hd) the other day. IIRC, it is a Fujitsu. No idea about the linux stuff, though.
     
    mech_e, Feb 9, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I just trued to install Ubuntu on a dv5000z which is basically the same notebook as the V5000z. After the initial screnn it hung. Didn't have time to figure it out.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 9, 2006
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  4. tkteo

    tkteo Newbie

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    Update:I tried to install Kubuntu 5.10 on my v5000z. Although the install completed successfully, I could not get to the KDE logon screen. I checked the Kubuntu forums and it appears it's got to do with some X window config problem. Restarting the KDE desktop manager does not work. Computers with either newer Nvidia and ATI graphics chips are both affected, so I cannot say I am that impressed with the Kubuntu right now. I tried an older MEPIS Live CD and it worked.
     
    tkteo, Feb 23, 2006
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    KNOPPIX Auditor Security Collection ;) works GREAT on my new v2575:amd64: with a Z-Comm 300mw wireless card. :D
     
    win338, Feb 24, 2006
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