67911121km
Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:39:44 pm
So, I've Googled this a couple of times and checked on here but I'm no further to installing...
I have a HP6735s to which I've downloaded the Zorin OS iso file.
First of all, I used a USB installer and put the Zorin installation on to a USB stick (my Huawei E173 broadband dongle with a 2GB SD card in it). Restarted the laptop and hit the "Esc" key so I could change the boot device to "USB Hard Drive". Nothing happened, Windows loaded as normal.
So, I used ImgBurn to write the image file (iso) to a DVD-R - on exploring the DVD, I can now see various files/folders as opposed to the single iso file that I originally downloaded. Restarted the laptop, it loaded Windows as normal. I then restarted the laptop and hit the "Esc" key so I could change the boot device... but there's no option for my CD/DVD Drive.
As for my HDD, I've read that HP partition it and use a couple of small partitions for various recovery tools, etc (HPTOOLS and HPRECOVERY)... I've deleted these and opened up the full disc space as one main partition.
Can anyone help me as I want rid of Windows!!!
Many thanks
I have a HP6735s to which I've downloaded the Zorin OS iso file.
First of all, I used a USB installer and put the Zorin installation on to a USB stick (my Huawei E173 broadband dongle with a 2GB SD card in it). Restarted the laptop and hit the "Esc" key so I could change the boot device to "USB Hard Drive". Nothing happened, Windows loaded as normal.
So, I used ImgBurn to write the image file (iso) to a DVD-R - on exploring the DVD, I can now see various files/folders as opposed to the single iso file that I originally downloaded. Restarted the laptop, it loaded Windows as normal. I then restarted the laptop and hit the "Esc" key so I could change the boot device... but there's no option for my CD/DVD Drive.
As for my HDD, I've read that HP partition it and use a couple of small partitions for various recovery tools, etc (HPTOOLS and HPRECOVERY)... I've deleted these and opened up the full disc space as one main partition.
Can anyone help me as I want rid of Windows!!!
Many thanks