Chapter 6. System Specifications List
The installation program automatically detects and installs your computer's hardware. Although you should make sure that your hardware meets the minimum requirements to install Fedora (refer to
Section 4.2, “Is Your Hardware Compatible?”) you do not usually need to supply the installation program with any specific details about your system.
However, when performing certain types of installation, some specific details might be useful or even essential.
If you plan to use a customized partition layout, record:
The model numbers, sizes, types, and interfaces of the hard drives attached to the system. For example, Seagate ST3320613AS 320 GB on SATA0, Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750 GB on SATA1. This will allow you to identify specific hard drives during the partitioning process.
If you are installing Fedora as an additional operating system on an existing system, record:
The mount points of the existing partitions on the system. For example, /boot on sda1, / on sda2, and /home on sdb1. This will allow you to identify specific partitions during the partitioning process.
Whether the hardware clock uses local time or UTC. In Linux systems, this information can be found in
/etc/adjtime. Changing the hardware clock setting in
Section 9.5, “Date and time” may cause unexpected behavior in Fedora.
If you plan to install from an image on a local hard drive:
If you plan to install from a network location:
The make and model numbers of the network adapters on your system. For example, Netgear GA311. This will allow you to identify adapters when manually configuring the network.
IP, DHCP, and BOOTP addresses
Netmask
Gateway IP address
One or more name server IP addresses (DNS)
If any of these networking requirements or terms are unfamiliar to you, contact your network administrator for assistance.
If you plan to install from a network location:
If your computer is part of a domain:
