[Drango]

I was gonna use http://www.knoppix.org/ 'cause of it's ablity to boot from a CD but I'll try Mepis. Is one considered better than another?

[kingu]

Personal taste, Knoppix works for a lot of folks, but I've just found that Mepis has found and loaded more of the proper drivers. Your mileage may vary.

Depending on your connection, downloading and burning both to CD isn't a bad idea - see which one works best. They're both live CDs, which means they'll boot, run, etc from the CD until you install it.