Fedora Installation Advice or Tutorial?

[worsedoughnut]

So far, I've had no luck finding any info on how to go about installing Linux correctly onthese forums, or anywhere else for that matter.

I currently own a G750JX running Windows 7, and since updating my desktop have decided I'd rather use my my laptop for my linux-heaving classes without having to go to the labs all the time.

I plan on installing Fedora, and would appreciate any general advice on what to do extra / what to avoid during installation. If not, if someone could point me in the direction of a more helpful resource, I would really appreciate it.

[whatdoesthisbut]

Appears that Ubuntu 14.04 works well enough on that hardware, see no reason why Fedora21 should not. Pay close attention to UEFI related instructions, and you should probably be good.

I suggest you try a Live-CD first with your distribution of choice, in fact the Fedora boot media offer a Live-System where you can try out your hardware before beginning the actual installation.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1543006&page=154

If it is not for heavy use, but for educational (you said for class), then maybe consider running your Linux in a virtual machine for starters. If you are unsure about installation procedures, doing it in a VM might help getting used to it without any danger of messing up your system.