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|valign="top"|{{Admon/important|Make certain Determine Type of Hard Disk Storage Device|There are basically 3 methods of storage devices that are used for this course:<br><br><ul><li>'''Solid State Drive (SSD)''' - this is the preferred storage device method for this course. By creating a Virtual Host Machine using VMware Workstation 12 Pro, you have the flexibility of working on your labs at home or at Seneca's computer labs. Your instructor will provide details how to get a free version of VMware Workstation 12 Pro for your home computer or notebook computer.<br><br></li><li>'''Notebook computer''' (this will require that the notebook computer can connect to the Internet). You would be required to only download and burn follow the 64same instructions for lab 1 -bit versions SSD.<br>'''Note: It may take one or two weeks before students can obtain their free version of the DVD imagesVMware Workstation 12 Pro; therefore, it may be more convenient to purchase an SSD'''.<br>'''NOTE: It is NOT recommended to use VMware Player'''. Although 32<br><br></li><li>'''Removable SATA Drive''' (Usable, but inflexible and out-bit versions dated method).</li></ul><br>If you are using an SSD or a notebook computer, then you are '''<u>not</u>''' required to burn the Centos 7 installation disk (you will work on 64just following instructions for lab 1 -bit computersSSD). If you have a removable SATA drive, they can cause problems later in then you should perform the OPS235 labsfollowing steps to create a bootable Centos 7 install DVD.|}}  :* If you wish It may be useful to download and burn from your home computer, please refer to the third download and Burning option in [[Download_and_Burn_at_Home | this pageCentos 7 live DVD that can be used for rescue purposes...]]}}

{{Admon/important|Only Perform Steps Below if you have are using a Removable SATA DriveFor This Course|If you have an SSD drive, then you can simply download the Centos 7 image file to your Windows Seneca College account and then follow instructions in Lab1 - SSD to create a virtual machine using VMware Workstation 12 Pro. If you are using a removable SATA drive (older technology), then you need to follow the instructions below to create a bootable install Centos7 DVD.|}}