Taking off windows and using Linux

Would taking off windows and using Linux void the warrenty on my laptop?

here's an excellent answer to your problem. try linux on disk (linux live) it runs from the cd so you don't have to install to try it out. check out knoppix http://www.knoppix.org/ . burn the knoppix disk, put it in the drive and restart the machine. thing is, because it runs from the cd drive, it might run a little slow. give it a try, though. and if you want, you can also install it to the hd. it's not too hard. do some research.
best of luck.

p.s. when you install to the hard drive, you can leave windows alone. it'll make a seperate partition for the linux install and when you boot up, you'll have the option to go to linux or windows.