Has anyone installed Linux along side of Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 on this laptop?
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I have not tried yet.it seems to be tricky with the UEFI boot.I went the virtual machne way instead. It runs great with the amount of power this beast has.Best regardsClement
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I attempted to install it twice, once on the HDD, which didn't work no matter what I did, then I tried it again on the SSD, which houses windows 8, and it worked fine. For some reason it wouldn't give me the option to choose the operating system when I booted the computer, when Ubuntu was in the HDD.
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I have not tried yet. it seems to be tricky with the UEFI boot. I went the virtual machne way instead. It runs great with the amount of power this beast has. Best regards Clement
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It should work, I have installed many Linux distros on this as well as many flavors of windows.
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I don't have Linux here. A Google (can I say that here?) search revealed that some geeks say it works out of the box. Others say it doesn't without modifying config files. It's two bucks, try it. You may like it. If not then wrap it up as a fun Christmas gift for your favorite Windows guru who has to have everything. cya...
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i gave up on pro and win 7, 8.1 has more features. but it dose work with linux. im sure if it was a driver problem you could contact efomart and they would be happy to help. windows 7 and eight find it by themselves. lol linux use's it's own drivers. i did have a small problem when i set it up it put in 2 devices. i deleated one and it worked just fine. but i use win 8.1 so as far as pro goes i dont know.
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I used mine with Linux.. It never really tried with Windows 8. It really did not work right...distorted video.....
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I have not tried to install other OS but since it is a touchscreen, Windows 8 works quite well.
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Not sure. I would suggest you to use a flash drive to install linux stuff instead.
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Sorry, sir. I can't help you with that question since I don't have an answer for you. My primary machine (laptop) runs Linux and I decided to use mix it up by switching to windows for my desktop (the one containing the pny). Google is your best friend though.
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I'm not sure about installing Linux on this system but the Windows 8 operating system that came with this PC is apparently faulty. My PC shuts down for no reason at all every couple minutes. It really frustrates me, so thinking on installing (if I can afford a copy) Windows 7 to see if this problem stops.
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If you are not planning to have a Dual Windows/GNU Linux Boot, you'll have no problem. I installed Ubuntu,Xubuntu and Mint. I finally left Mint as it had the least problems with the dual boot. (I use Windows only because of Microsoft Flight Simulator)
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I am using it on XP, but not sure about Linux. I should as it is a physical switch and not software driven.
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That purely comes down to preference. I am currently running Windows 8.1 without any issue on mine.
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Mine did not, but Linux installed with out any issues. I purchased one install disk and the rest of the OS downloaded easily. I am a happy camper
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I wish I could answer that question but I don't have a Linux computer and I don't know anyone that does. But the installation booklet that came with it only had information for Windows and Mac.
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BIOS. Yes you can run linux on it easily. Now if you went with windows 8 or 8.1 it'll be a bit tricky.
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I do not use Linux but it does work perfectly with Windows XP and Windows 7. There were no problems installing it and still use it on one of my computers.
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Yes, I am currently running 8.1 on this laptop with no issues. Prior to installing 8.1 make sure you have installed all updates for Windows 8.