HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

Table 1-1 outlines the boot media requirements. Table 1-1. Boot media requirements for installing Fedora Core 6 Media type Media count Size Notes DVD 1 4.7 GB (or larger) All of the software will fit on one disc (which serves as both the boot and installation medium), so this is usually the fastest and most convenient installation option. CD 1 8 MB (any CD) A single CD or mini-CD can be used to start a network or hard disk installation. If you will be using CDs for both the boot and installation media, five 700 MB discs are required (see Table 1-2). USB flash drive 1 8 MB or higher Requires a Linux system to configure the drive. Useful for network or hard disk installation. The BIOS of some systems will not permit booting from a USB flash key (beware of BIOS versions that permit booting only from a USB floppy or Zip drive). PXE Server (Network Boot) 1 6.5 MB Requires an existing system to serve as the PXE server (see Lab 10.3, "Preparing Alternate Installation Media"). Once the system has been booted, the rest of the installation software can be on a DVD, several CDs, an existing hard drive partition on the computer (or an external hard disk drive), or an FTP, NFS, or HTTP server ...»