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| + | You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive. Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on. Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu. Under "Startup" configure the startup device. The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" ('''not''' "Other Device"). Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive. | ||
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| + | (Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.) | ||
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Revision as of 14:41, 17 August 2012
Specific installation notes for the ThinkPad T30.
General Notes
Boot from USB
You can boot a T30 from a USB flash drive. Insert a bootable USB flash drive into the T30 before turning it on. Start the laptop, and press <F1> to go into the setup menu. Under "Startup" configure the startup device. The USB flash drive will appear under "Hard Drive" (not "Other Device"). Use <F5> to give the USB flash drive priority over the internal hard disk drive.
(Confirmed with Fedora 17 LXDE Spin.)
Distro specific Instructions
- Installation of Red Hat on a ThinkPad T30
- Installation of Fedora Core 5 on a ThinkPad T30
- Installation of Fedora Core 6 on a ThinkPad T30
External Sources
- Installation of Ubuntu 6.06.1 (Dapper Drake) on a ThinkPad T30[1]
