Hello tirst you must have on Windows NTFS file sistem and minimum 5 GB free space on disc. if you use IE you mybe have trouble with downlading image. Bether ckoice its if you use FF. you visit ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/iso/x86_64/ and vithh mouse go an SL-5.0-051607-x86_64-DVD.iso then click vithh riht mouse button and choice save target as If you like cnow how i'm install SL please wisit https://www.scientificlinux.org/developers/ I'm Downloading linux without problem Igor Michael Mansour pravi: > Hi, > > What's the correct way to get the SL5 x86_64 DVD? > > Going to either of these links: > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/iso/ > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/iso/ > > don't work ie: > > http://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/iso/x86_64/SL-5.0-051607-x86_64-DVD.iso > > does nothing and: > > ftp://ftp.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/50/iso/x86_64/SL-5.0-051607-x86_64-DVD.iso > > is only 310Mb. > > Regards, > > Michael. > >