Hardware Compatibility errors while installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7 on Alienware 17 machine

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Issue

  • While attempting to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or 7 on an Alienware 17 with the following configurations, anaconda installer generates the hardware Compatibility errors.
    • 4th Generation i7 Processor
    • 500GB 5400RPM (8G SSD) Hybrid SATA 6Gb/s
    • 16GB DDR3L memory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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