T520 BIOS settings to boot from DVD?

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marbux · #1 Post by **marbux** » Tue May 19, 2020 4:23 am

I recently purchased a t520 as a gift for a friend. I want to install Linux Mint on it from DVD, replacing Windows, but thus far haven't been able to get the system to boot from DVD. I have changed the boot priority, but apparently it wants some other setting changed. Any guidance here?

#2 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue May 19, 2020 4:27 am

You may want to format the drive with Windows first.

marbux · #3 Post by **marbux** » Tue May 19, 2020 4:42 am

How would that help? At this stage, I want to boot from Linux Mint on an install DVD, not from the hard disk drive.

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Tue May 19, 2020 5:05 am

Linux uses a different file format and boot system.
Windows interferes with that.

At cold boot, press F12, then select the Linux DVD.

marbux · #5 Post by **marbux** » Tue May 19, 2020 5:44 am

Got it without that step. Not sure what I did to do it, but Mint is installing right now. Thanks for the assist.

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