Mike If your Ubuntu install medium is prepared correctly it will not stop at Grub. Your best course of action is to go back and create the USB flash key correctly. I say Ubuntu because it is the most user friendly, reliable distro available (preparing for a lengthy discussion here). But Windows 7 will continue to run fine after that date. You will not get security updates, but the that doesn't change much, the security updates have been screwed up for the last few years anyhow. Your main security risk is the wetware at the keyboard. Cheers Rick On December 13, 2019 10:36:19 AM EST, Mike Doyle <mike [ dot ] doyle [ at ] startmail [ dot ] com> wrote: >Hello there, > >I have an IBM server currently running Windows Server 2008 R2. This is >my only Windows box (right now) and is used to run my tax program (I >have a small tax business). The software, however will no longer run >on >this OS after January 10th (or so) so I'm working towards another >configuration of my various computers. One thing I want to do is to >install a Linux desktop (Ubuntu or Mint) on this server, wiping out the > >Windows server installation. Whenever I try to boot from the Linux DVD > >install medium the system goes to a grub> prompt, which I know nothing >about. I suspect there is something I need to change in the Bios, >however I'm not sure what. The hardware I am trying to convert is > >IBM IBM System X3100 M4 -[2582AC1]- 0A >System Serial Number: KQ4X2CZ >Enclosure Type: Tower > >The system has two IBM Scuzzy drives in a raid 1 configuration. > >If you can help me on this, it would be much appreciated. A hint >would >be a big help. > >Thanks > >-- >Mike Doyle >Clayton ON >613-256-1643 > > >To unsubscribe send a blank message to >linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org >To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org -- Sorry for being brief. Alternate email is rickleir at yahoo dot com