Tham khảo tài liệu 'learning debiangnu linux-chapter 2: preparing to install linux', công nghệ thông tin, hệ điều hành phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 2. Preparing to Install Linux This chapter presents information you need to know and tasks you need to perform before installing Linux. It helps you make certain that your IBM-compatible PC meets the minimum hardware requirements for Linux. It shows you how to document your system configuration so that you can respond to questions presented by the Linux install procedure. Finally it shows you how to prepare your hard disk for Linux. Minimum Hardware Requirements Linux supports a wide range of PC hardware but not even Linux supports every known device and system. Your PC must meet certain minimum requirements in order to run Linux. The following sections present these minimum requirements however for the latest and most complete information you should check the Debian Project web site at http . The Debian web site will also help you determine if Linux supports all the devices installed in your system. Central Processing Unit CPU Linux does not support the Intel 286 and earlier processors. However it fully supports the Intel 80386 80486 Pentium Pentium Pro Pentium II and Pentium III processors. Nevertheless some users feel that their 80386 Linux systems respond sluggishly particularly when running X. So if you want optimum performance you should install Linux on a PC having an 80486 processor or better. Linux also supports non-Intel processors such as the Cyrix 6x86 and the AMD K5 and K6. Most Linux users have systems that use Intel chips if your system uses a non-Intel chip you may find it more difficult to resolve possible problems. Motherboard Linux supports the standard ISA EISA PCI and VESA VLB system buses used on most IBM-compatible PCs. Linux recently gained support for IBM s MCA bus used in IBM s PS 2 series of computers. However at the time of this writing Debian GNU Linux does not yet support the MCA bus. If you have an IBM PS 2 you may be unable to install Debian GNU Linux check the Debian Project web site for the latest .
