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Installing SteamOS on my old laptop


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wvBjRu1.jpg How can I install it? My hard drive on there is 500gb, and the specs should work well enough, but this message keeps coming up.

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I'd help but the potato you used to take the picture is from 1980

It's actually an HD webcam, but the glare is horrid.

Anyways, the last line says "Operating System not found"

even though I extracted the zip file to the flash drive exactly as stated in the directions.

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You may want to scroll down a bit on that page if you want to be a smart-ass. I already said I don't have a 1TB HDD, so I am using the custom. I already went through the directions as well. Did you forget how to read for a second?

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You may want to scroll down a bit on that page if you want to be a smart-ass. I already said I don't have a 1TB HDD, so I am using the custom. I already went through the directions as well. Did you forget how to read for a second?

Then clarify the issue more.

You're asking "Help me on this tech issue" and giving the absolute minimum of context you possibly could, how do you expect people to help you?

 

For example:

 

Did you have a previous version of GRUB or other boot managers installed prior?

What is the exact model of the laptop?

Have you checked that the HDD is fully functional?

Did you successfully boot of the USB?

Did you get any other issues within the installer?

How far did you get into the installation process?

 

The only thing you gave me is a message telling me that you don't have an operating system to boot off. How do you expect anyone to work with that alone?

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Then clarify the issue more.

You're asking "Help me on this tech issue" and giving the absolute minimum of context you possibly could, how do you expect people to help you?

 

For example:

 

Did you have a previous version of GRUB or other boot managers installed prior?

What is the exact model of the laptop?

Have you checked that the HDD is fully functional?

Did you successfully boot of the USB?

Did you get any other issues within the installer?

How far did you get into the installation process?

 

The only thing you gave me is a message telling me that you don't have an operating system to boot off. How do you expect anyone to work with that alone?

No, I only had the default windows  7 OS.

(will edit this answer when I find it)

Yes

Yes

No

That's the first part after booting from USB, but I know I can boot from USB cause I used linux mint off of a USB

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