Installing Fedora 7 on a ThinkPad T60p

NOTE: This is currently a draft layout while Fedora 7 is installed.

Requirements

Hardware

ThinkPad T60p model number used for this guide: 8742-C2U.

Works out of the box

• N/A

Works with minimal configuration

• N/A

Works with extensive configuration

• N/A

Does not work

• N/A

Software

Go to the Fedora Project website and follow instructions for downloading and burning a copy of Fedora 7 ISO image onto a DVD using your favourite burning program.

Installation

BIOS

ThinkPad T60p has known sound issues if modem is set as hidden in BIOS. For this reason BIOS configuration used while creating this document is recorded below.

BIOS Version: 1.07
Config
 +-- Network
 |    +-- Wake On LAN                       - Disabled
 |    +-- Flash Over LAN                    - Disabled
 |    +-- Internal Network Option ROM       - Disabled
 |    +-- Hard drive Direct Memory Access   - Enabled
 |    +-- Internal Network Device           - Enabled
 |    +-- Internal Wireless Device          - Enabled
 |    +-- Internal Bluetooth Device         - Enabled
 |    +-- Internal Wireless WAN Device      - Enabled
 +-- Serial port
 |    +-- Serial port                       - Enabled
 |    +-- Base I/O address                  - 3F8
 |    +-- Interrupt                         - IRQ 4
 +-- Infrared
 |    +-- Infrared Device                   - Enabled
 |    +-- Infrared                          - Disabled
 +-- Modem
 |    +-- Modem Device                      - Enabled
 +-- Parallel port
 |    +-- Parallel port                     - Disabled
 |    +-- Mode                              - Bi-directional
 +-- PCI
 |    +-- INTA PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTB PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTC PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTD PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTE PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTF PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTG PCI IRQ                      - 11
 |    +-- INTH PCI IRQ                      - 11
 +-- USB
 |    +-- USB BIOS Support                  - Enabled
 +-- Kerboard/Mouse
 |    +-- TrackPoint                        - Automatic
 |    +-- Touch Pad                         - Automatic
 |    +-- Fn Key Lock                       - Disabled
 |    +-- ThinkPad NumLock                  - Synchronized
 |    +-- Power-On NumLock                  - Off
 +-- Display
 |    +-- Default Primary Video Device      - Internal
 |    +-- Boot Display Device               - ThinkPad LCD
 |    +-- HV expansion                      - Off
 |    +-- Brightness                        - Normal
 +-- Power
 |    +-- Timer Wake with Battery Operation - Disabled
 |    +-- Intel SpeedStep technology        - Enabled
 |    |    +-- Mode for AC                  - Maximum Performance
 |    |    +-- Mode for Battery             - Maximum Battery
 |    +-- Adaptive Thermal Management
 |    |    +-- Scheme for AC                - Maximum Performance
 |    |    +-- Scheme for Battery           - Balanced
 |    +-- CDROM Speed                       - High
 |    +-- CPU Power Management              - Automatic
 |    +-- PCI Bus Power Management          - Automatic
 +-- Alarm
 |    +-- Power Control Beep                - Disabled
 |    +-- Low Battery Alarm                 - Disabled
 |    +-- Volume Beep                       - Disabled
 |    +-- Password Beep                     - Disabled
 +-- Memory
 |    +-- Extended Memory Test              - Disabled
 +-- Serial ATA (SATA)
 |    +-- SATA Controller Mode Option       - Compatibility
 +-- CPU
      +-- Core Multi-Processing             - Enabled
      +-- Intel Virtualization Technology   - Disabled

Booting from Fedora 7 CD

1. Power on your ThinkPad
2. Press the blue ThinkVantage button above the keyboard immediately
3. Press F12 when prompted to choose a temporary startup device
4. Insert Fedora 7 DVD into DVDROM drive
5. Select your DVDROM drive from Boot Menu list and press Enter