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1. Replace failed hard drives with SSD in the laptops and Linux distro load them?

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 02:26 PM

Aug 2019

Solid State drives, 1TB now under $150.

Sub $50 for a 250 gig one, which is adequate for a basic surfing/utility box.

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

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

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