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[Patrick Dickey <pdickeybeta@xxxxxxxxx>]

You might want to search for "installing ubuntu on HP Compaq 2934"
though. Just because if it's running Windows 8, then it's most likely
using UEFI Secure Boot. So you'll want to make sure you can disable (or
update the keys for) that.

Have a great day.:)
Patrick.

On Fri, 2013-07-05 at 21:29 -0400, Jason Odoom wrote: 
> Hi Mehmet,
> 
> 
>  Sorry to hear about your computer problems, but glad to know
> everything is settled. You should have no problems running Ubuntu on
> HP Compaq 2934 because if it can run W8, then it can run Ubuntu. 
> 
> 
> W8 and Ubuntu system requirements compared:
> 
> 
> Windows 8 Requirements:
> 
> 
>       * Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE,
>         NX, and SSE2 (more info)
>         
>       * RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
>         
>       * Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
>         
>       * Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM
>         driver
>         
>         
>         Ubuntu Desktop Requirements: 
>         
>               * 700 MHz processor (about Intel Celeron or better) 
>               * 512 MiB RAM (system memory) 
>               * 5 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or
>                 external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative
>                 approach) 
>               * VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution 
>               * Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer
>                 media 
>               * Internet access is helpful
>                 
>         
>         Sources: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/system-requirements
>         
>         https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements
>         
>         
>         Regards,
>         
> Jason Odoom
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Mehmet Kani <m.kani@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>         Hi Team,
>         
>         I would like to apologise as I have been without a machine for
>         a long period of time until now where I have had to borrow a
>         machine to send this message which resulted in me falling
>         behind. My laptop burnt out and after digging out my old
>         desktop, after a few days of use the hard drive died. I have
>         now ordered a new pc which will be with me tomorrow I shall
>         commence with the completion of the assigned chapters. 
>         
>         I do have one question though, after research I could not find
>         the answer to the question, "will ubuntu run under 
>         HP Compaq 2934 
>         The above model comes with Windows 8 and I really do not want
>         the horrible interface to grace my monitor. 
>         
>         
>         Any reply is very much appreciated
>         
>         
>         Thanks
>         
>         
>         Mehmet
>         
>         
>         
>         
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