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> I thought I could buy a computer where I could From the description I read it has SATA and no free 3.5" enclosure inside, tom wrote: Well, the harddrive is big enough, so let linux repartition the drive. Just
> I recently purchased an HP computer and none of
> the HPs in the store take a second HD. Also, booting
> from a USB port does not show up in the boot menu.
> I looked at the bios and could not figure out how to
> boot from a USB port. The computer I bought is
> a a1730n.
> run Linux without repartitioning the HD, but I guess not.
make sure you have the recovery cd ready and your personal files on cd/dvd.
but you could put a 2nd SATA drive in, with a drive cage from another (old)
computer, or otherwise (may use the 5" slot of the 2nd cd/dvd drive) with
spacers.
Now have a good look at your bios setup again, maybe "try other devices" for
boot should help.
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