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Puppy Linux on Laptop ?

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I have an old laptop from 2000 and the hard drive has failed

I have decided to get puppy linux, a linux distro that can run off a USB and RAM and is very light

I got the ISO (I think the right one) and burned it to a disc, but it is not booting

I think i did something wrong with the disc or missed a step

 

Is there anything i have to do with the disc to get the OS to work or just have the ISO burned to the disc ?

Thanks, this is my first time installing any linux distro :)

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What happens when it boots? Check the BIOS for the boot order, make sure the CD drive is top of the boot priority.

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What happens when it boots? Check the BIOS for the boot order, make sure the CD drive is top of the boot priority.

I put the CD at the top of the priority list, but it doesn't work

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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Does anything come up on the screen? An error or anything?

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Does anything come up on the screen? An error or anything?

No operating system detected, same as before

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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Right ok, how did you burn it? Have a read on burning ISO's to discs, Ubuntu has some good support, I would post a link, but the forums and my surface don't seam to get along when posting links :/

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Right ok, how did you burn it? Have a read on burning ISO's to discs, Ubuntu has some good support, I would post a link, but the forums and my surface don't seam to get along when posting links :/

I just burned it normally, not too sure what you mean by that, i will take a look

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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