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mr_lebowski

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5. if you have full backups, replacing a laptop drive yourself is a matter of a handful of screws

Sat Aug 3, 2019, 12:42 AM

Aug 2019

removing back cover, one or two screws and one cable on the HD, and slip a new one in. reverse. you can get small spinning lappie drives for $50. then restore to the new HD.

however, that does require good backups that image the whole Windows install, not just files. like acronis or macrium reflect (which has a great free version to do this).

sounds like you're good but for anyone else ...

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Any have experience with "unmountable boot volume"? [View all] elocs Aug 2019 OP

Replace failed hard drives with SSD in the laptops and Linux distro load them? Brainfodder Aug 2019 #1

The cost is not worth it for 2 old and inexpensive laptops. elocs Aug 2019 #2

Two disk failures in two weeks Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #3

I used these laptops like a desktop computer in my living room elocs Aug 2019 #4

if you have full backups, replacing a laptop drive yourself is a matter of a handful of screws mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #5

I want nothing more to do with Windows, ever if I can help it. n/t elocs Aug 2019 #6

might be able to fix it CloudWatcher Aug 2019 #7

Thanks for the advice but I want nothing more to do with Windows. elocs Aug 2019 #8

Bye bye windows :) CloudWatcher Aug 2019 #9

I will have very little on the cloud. elocs Aug 2019 #10