| - | [* icon_reminder] ***If you notice any hardware issues that cannot be corrected, you will need to replace components in your system. Your options may be limited by problems like a WiFi whitelist, commonly found on HP and Lenovo laptops of this era. This is not an issue with older Dell laptops.*** |
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| - | [* black] Before installing Linux, test drive the distro and make sure everything works. |
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| + | [* icon_caution] ***IMPORTANT: HP and Lenovo laptops from this era have implemented a WiFi whitelist into their BIOSes. If you use a non-whitelisted component, you will either need to modify the BIOS to remove it or alter the whitelist. This guide does not support how to do this modification - you are on your own.*** |
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| + | [* icon_reminder] ***If you notice any hardware issues that cannot be corrected or are unsupported in Linux, such as WiFi cards, you will need to replace components in your system.*** our options may be limited by problems like a WiFi whitelist, commonly found on HP and Lenovo laptops of this era. This is not an issue with older Dell laptops.*** |
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| + | [* black] Before installing Linux, test drive the distro and make sure everything works. This is critical on these older systems. |
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