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great, I bought it yesterday. can you point me to where I can get info on setting it up to work under Linux and W2K? thanks

Hello all before I buy this laptop. I wanted to know if there is known problems which will prevent me from operating it under Linux. specs as follows Model name 2652C3A Description TP A31 P4 1.6 256/30 CDRW 15XP Bus type/architecture PCI Bays Ultrabay 2000/Ultrabay Plus Screen type description[?] TFT - active matrix Viewable image size (diagonal) 15 inches Screen illumination Backlit Max colors or grey shades 16777216 Max resolution on built-in screen 1024x768 External display supported Yes Simultaneous external display Yes Graphics subsystem Graphic chipset[?] ATI Mobility RADEON 7500 Graphic type XGA Video RAM std./max. 16 MB / 16 MB Video RAM type DDR Max resolution (with max video RAM) 2048x1536 Max colors (with max video RAM) 16777216 Graphics bus interface AGP 4X Processor Processor manufacturer Intel Processor (CPU)[?] Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor - M Processor internal clock speed 1 1600 MHz Front side bus 400 MHz BIOS type Flash ROM Memory Memory (RAM std./max.)22 256 MB / 1024 MB RAM speed supported 266MHz RAM type PC2100 DDR SDRAM RAM slots total 2 SODIMM RAM slots available 1 SODIMM Hard disk Hard disk size (GB) 5 30 GB Hard disk type ATA-100 (Enhanced IDE) Optical Device Optical device[?] CD-RW Optical device speed 6 8X/4X/24X Max Device interface EIDE Audio Audio chipset Sound Blaster Pro 16 compatible sound system Audio data width 16 Integrated speakers 2 Speaker power rating 1 W Volume control buttons Yes Communications Fax/modem 56K V.92 designed modem Fax / modem speed 4 56Kbps data/14.4Kbps fax KBps Infrared port Yes Infra-red port speed 4Mbps Network card 10/100 Ethernet Network interface Ethernet Network speed 100Mbps, 10Mbps Network features RJ-45 connector Standard features Pointing device type TrackPoint with "Press-to-Select" Floppy disk drive 3.5" Ultrabay 2000 FDD MB Keyboard type[?] Full size Product approvals / certifications VCCI Class B, SASO, NOM (Mexico), UL-1950, UK-PTT, MPR-II, JATE, IEC-950, FCC Class B- Part 15, EMI, BCIQ, ACA, CE MARK (Europe), CCIB, CSA C22.2 No. 950, CISPR-22 Class B Power management Heat emissions 56 W Sound emissions 40 dB Battery life min./max.12,7 2.5 Hrs hrs (with 1 battery) Power management features Hibernation mode, Standby mode, Power management mode, Switching between display devices, Suspend mode Battery type(s) 6 Cell Lithium-Ion Charge time (on/off)) 6 hrs/ 2.6 hrs Expansion options Plug and Play support Yes Parallel port(s) 1 (EPP) Serial port type EIA/TIA-232-E, 2 (USB) Additional Expansion ports Infrared, AC adapter jack, Microphone, S-Video out, Headphone/Line out, Serial, Parallel, RJ-45, 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB), RJ-11, Line in PC Card Support 2 Type II or 1 Type III Security Hard disk drive password, Supervisor password, Power-on password, IBM Security Slot