Trying to install OS

bugs78 · 4 Dec 2011 at 18:42

Hi all,

Iv been given an old RM CL51 Laptop and I was wanting to play around with Linux on it, but iv found I can't boot off anything Iv set the boot priority in the BIOS and yet it still wont boot off CD_ROM, I have also tried enabling mass USB storage and USB legacy support and it wont boot from USB CD-ROM, I have even tried booting from a USB stick and it wont have that either.

I managed to get windows on it briefly by removing the hard disk putting it in another laptop and installing windows, then putting it back in the RM laptop and installing the drivers.

Does anyone know of any other way I can get this stupid laptop to boot off a CD?

Thanks

Craig

trackrat · 4 Dec 2011 at 18:44

If you have managed to get windows on it, have you checked the CD is showing up, as it may not be working.

bugs78 · 4 Dec 2011 at 19:06

I havnt yet as the windows OS corrupted before I could try

trackrat · 4 Dec 2011 at 22:41

Then the only option left is to try it with a live Linux CD/DVD

bugs78 · 6 Dec 2011 at 06:34

thats what I thought but, if windows wont boot off a CD what chance has Linux booting off a CD, also I dont get why a USB CD wont boot

Hagar · 6 Dec 2011 at 08:46

F2 for boot menu?

also try F10.

Hold key down as it boots.

Deception · 6 Dec 2011 at 11:35

Also make sure the USB is set as FAT32, as I know some PC/laptops dont like booting off an NTFS formatted one. Like above, try looking for the boot menu key instead of using BIOS.

edscdk · 6 Dec 2011 at 11:38

bugs78 said:
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I managed to get windows on it briefly by removing the hard disk putting it in another laptop and installing windows, then putting it back in the RM laptop and installing the drivers.

Craig

clone that drive to a usb device using something like acronis then clone it onto your drive using the other laptopn?

bugs78 · 6 Dec 2011 at 19:45

I have already been through the BIOS and set everything to boot from CD first, when that didnt work I set to boot from USB and enables USB legacy support and mass storage and still nothing

TLMartin · 18 Jun 2013 at 20:04

Hi
I too have an RM CL51 - having trouble getting the Windows Drivers - so 1 do you know a good place to get them, RM likes to lock everything down. 2. did you find a version of Linux that had enough drivers to cover everything on the RM CL51 laptop?