Linux
by alveden
Setup Windows 2000 first then the linux and use the linux boot manager (grub or lilo) to manage the booting.
There shouldn't be any problem running linux on AMD base PC.
As for flavor, I would suggest something which has a simple installation process.
RedHat installer is the most user friendly so far, that I have use .. should be a good start.
by alveden
The setup will is almost the same as dual boot. General rule of thumb, always install windows first ... less problem and windows installation has the habit of writing over the boot sector without prompting.
The link Alpha-Male posted is a good example for a win98, win2000/NT and linux setup.
Always use a linux boot loader, especially the newer version of grub or lilo, the bypass the 1024 or 8GB bios constrain.
As for the partition, you window must reside in primary partitions, whilst linux can reside in the extended. You can only have maximum four primary partitions or three primary with extended partition. So you can savely put the three OS root in primary partition, the extended can be use for swap and other data space.
by abcoe
by abcoe
by alpha-male
Take a look here for step by step instructions on creating a Tri-Boot system:
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3346823,00.html
Delete any spaces in the URL.
As far as the "flavor of Linux", you can use whatever you like. I personally like RedHat and feel it is a solid Distro. I've heard very good things about SuSe and Mandrake as well...so it's really a matter of preference. I initially chose RedHat because there was a lot of information and books about it specifically...which helps when you're new.
Good luck! Hope this helps!!
by abcoe
by abcoe
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