Step 2 - Is Your Hardware Compatible?

Hardware compatibility is particularly important if you have an older system or a system that you built yourself. Red Hat Linux 7.1 should be compatible with most hardware in systems that were factory built within the last two years. However, hardware specifications change almost daily, so it is hard to guarantee that your hardware will be 100% compatible.

First, gather all the system hardware information you can; Chapter 3 and Chapter 5 have instructions (including instructions for Windows users) which may assist you.