

There's an extensive series of documentation files called the HOWTO's.
They have names like PPP-HOWTO and ISP-Hoopup-HOWTO. They are just some of
the valuable output of the LDP, The Linux Documentation Project.
All the LDP HOWTOs are at http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP. 

The HOWTOs cover a lot of hardware issues that you encounter when
installing linux, and other subjects. The quality varies, and Linux docs
age rapidly, but many are excellent. The Partition mini-HOWTO and the NAG,
the Network Administrators Guide, are great. 

If the docs included here don't seem to cover your problem or interest,
the HOWTOs are next. 
