1.0.0: Introduction

2.0.0: The Vaio GR300 Series
2.1.0: System Specifications
2.1.1 - Vaio PCG-GR370
2.1.2 - Vaio PCG-GR390
2.2.0: Hardware Map
2.3.0: Comments
2.3.1 - BIOS
2.3.2 - Memory
2.3.3 - Display
2.3.4 - Pointing Device
2.3.5 - Power Management
2.3.6 - Other
2.4.0: Caveats
2.4.1 - What do you have?
2.4.2 - System Recovery Tool
2.4.3 - Bootable CD-R's
2.5.0: Windows Topics
2.5.1 - Minimum effort
2.5.2 - Herculean effort
2.5.3 - Personal experience

3.0.0: Linux Installation Basics
3.1.0: Allocating Time
3.2.0: Distribution Choices
3.2.1 - What is a distribution?
3.2.2 - Picking a distribution
3.2.3 - SuSE Linux
3.2.4 - RedHat Linux
3.2.5 - Mandrake Linux
3.2.6 - For experts & beyond
3.3.0: Installation Methods
3.3.1 - Full defenestration
3.3.2 - Semi-defenestration
3.3.3 - Proxied defenestration
3.3.4 - Defenestration free
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3.0.0: Linux Installation Basics (cont.)
3.4.0: Partition Basics
3.4.1 - Windows Partitions
3.4.2 - Linux Partitions
3.4.3 - PartitionMagic
3.5.0: Performance Basics
3.5.1 - Optimize the BIOS
3.5.2 - Disks and Partitions
3.5.3 - Optimize Partitions
3.5.4 - Filesystem selectiom
3.5.5 - Partition sizes

4.0.0: Installing SuSE Linux
4.0.1 - Process summary
4.0.2 - Initial preparations
4.0.3 - Caveats & cautions
4.0.4 - Making room for Linux
4.0.5 - Configuring the BIOS
4.1.0: Booting the Installer
4.1.1 - Booting from floppy
4.1.2 - Booting from CD/DVD
4.1.3 - Initial Steps
4.2.0: Adding Kernel Modules
4.2.1 - PCMCIA Interface
4.2.2 - Universal System Bus
4.2.3 - IEEE-1394
4.2.4 - Network interface
4.2.5 - IDE, RAID and SCSI
4.2.6 - External CD-ROM
4.2.7 - Filesystem modules
4.2.8 - Moving on
4.3.0: The YaST2 Installer
4.3.1 - YaST an FYI,...
4.3.2 - ...a description,...
4.3.3 - ...and a heads up
4.4.0: Language Selection
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4.0.0: Installing SuSE Linux (cont.)
4.5.0: Installation Settings
4.5.1 - Mode
4.5.2 - Keyboard Layout
4.5.3 - Mouse
4.5.4 - Partitioning
4.5.5 - Software
4.5.6 - Booting
4.5.7 - Time Zone
4.5.8 - Language
4.6.0: Perform Installation
4.7.0: The First Boot
4.7.1 - Passwords
4.7.2 - Network Configuration
4.7.3 - Authentication
4.7.4 - Add Local User
4.7.5 - A Commercial break
4.7.6 - Audio, Video & Printer
4.8.0: Handing over the Reins
4.8.1 - Critical: Enabling ACPI
4.8.2 - Configure the modem
4.8.3 - Dial-up networking
4.8.4 - Finishing up
4.9.0: Final Musings
4.9.1 - Easter Eggs
4.9.2 - Keeping current
4.9.3 - Vaio-ware

5.0.0: Appendices
5.1.0: Screen shots
5.2.0: Resources
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