old Laptop not booting into any Windows. | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:35 PM

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Basically i've had this laptop for over 6 year's now, got it from my grandmother when i was a child, now i've tried booting into its own operating system (win7) wont load and goes into freezing when it says ,,starting windows", then i tried booting win10 from a CD double layer, and it freezes and the windows icon with the dot loading (dots dont move either), can anyone help me with this?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:54 PM

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ur drive is dead

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get a new one

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:55 PM

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Thats great cause im broke as hell right now

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Does this count as solved?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:55 PM

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you can get a new ssd for like 20 bucks

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:56 PM

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spring idol you can get a new ssd for like 20 bucks

I dont use usd but if we are talking with usd i got like 1 usd rn

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No morw

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More

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:56 PM

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welp

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:56 PM

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All it does bzw

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Btw

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:56 PM

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thats windows 10

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not 7

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:56 PM

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Just doesnt move

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Yeah

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I said i tried using a win10 cd too

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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u cant bc ur drive is dying

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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Oh

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Wait

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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ur just gonna need to save up for a cheap ssd

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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Can you translate something into your language?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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i can try

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 9:57 PM

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Onr sec

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One

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Hungarian

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:00 PM

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one sec

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:01 PM

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Alright

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:01 PM

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its just saying that windows had a recovery error

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its saying ur windows is basically gone bc it cannot recover

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

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This is what it does when i try to boot into win7

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

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ik

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

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Just a dot and a text

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Oh

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

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its dead

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:02 PM

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Damn.

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:03 PM

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it wont change

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iv delt with this before

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:03 PM

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But everything else in the laptop is fine right?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:03 PM

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yes

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its just ur boot drive

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:03 PM

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Wait

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What if i try to boot from an external hdd?

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Or im not sure if its a hdd or an ssd

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But you grt the point

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:03 PM

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you will need to install windows on it but u can

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it will just be very very slow

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:04 PM

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How do i do that?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:04 PM

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there is videos

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:04 PM

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Alright

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Will an external ssd/hdd like this work?

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stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:05 PM

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spring idol it will just be very very slow

I will do anything it takes

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:05 PM

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oh god, its USB 2.0

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:05 PM

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Yeah

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Dude the laptop might be 1.0 USB though

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:05 PM

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it will take several hours to install

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:05 PM

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Cause like

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Its older than 2000s stuff

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:06 PM

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its really not worth is but you can if its at least 120gigs

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:06 PM

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It originally had windows vista btw

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Its a 300gb hdd

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The external one

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But like

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Can i not revive the one thats in the laptop?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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hope you have an entire day free for this

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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stiff matrix Can i not revive the one thats in the laptop?

no

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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Cause its an expensive one.

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DANG.

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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not with ur budget

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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Its a samsung 850 evo

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250gb

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Expensive i think.

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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stiff matrix Expensive i think.

its not

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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It isnt?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:07 PM

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no

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250gig drives are dirt cheap now days

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:08 PM

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No?

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Not here

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Okay nvm xD

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But like maaan

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That sucks

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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a 870 evo 1TB is 32712.68 in ur currency

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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My grandma gave me the new ssd

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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stiff matrix My grandma gave me the new ssd

when?

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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Ye

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Expensive

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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spring idol when?

The time i got the laptop from my grandma

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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stiff matrix Expensive

converting it to USD, thats cheap

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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Yo like around 6 years or more

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:09 PM

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stiff matrix The time i got the laptop from my grandma

yeah, its old lol

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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spring idol converting it to USD, thats cheap

We dont make as much money as other countries

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Paychecks are absolute s@!# here

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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yeah, thats why I said converting it to USD lol

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ouch

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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Yeah

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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that sucks

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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We dont even make 1m per month in our currenc

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Currency

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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whats 1m

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million?

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:10 PM

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Ye

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

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thats crazy inflation

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

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Ye

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

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1m is = to 2781 USD

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

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Yeah

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We dont even make close to that

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:11 PM

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i bring in around 830 USD a week

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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You work?

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How old are you xD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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so 298,368.40 for u

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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Sorry for asking

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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stiff matrix How old are you xD

20

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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spring idol 20

Dang

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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ill be 21 in a month

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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Happy early birthday

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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lol, thanks

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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I'm way younger xD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:12 PM

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lmao

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:14 PM

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Is there an age requirement in this server?

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I hope not xD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:14 PM

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discord\ TOS is 13

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but no one really cares unless they're an admin who enforces it

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:15 PM

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Yeah i know about thaz

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Im over 13 happily

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xD

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Should i not start doing the install right now?

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Past 12pm

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Or 00:00

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How long is the avg waiting timeM

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?*

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:16 PM

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stiff matrix How long is the avg waiting timeM

with an SSD, like 5 min

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:17 PM

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spring idol with an SSD, like 5 min

What about the HDD i showed?

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?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:19 PM

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stiff matrix What about the HDD i showed?

id say around 3-4 hours

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:19 PM

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spring idol id say around 3-4 hours

Jeezus.

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xD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:20 PM

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well its a hard drive thats on USB 2.0 lol

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:20 PM

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Yep

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:40 PM

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Hey

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Creaperhead

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If i do install win10 ot even win7 on the HDD, will it only work for the windows or can i download other stuff on it too?

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@spring idol

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:43 PM

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it will work like any othe drive, it will just be slow

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:44 PM

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No i meant liek

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Like

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Can i download anything other than the windows on it?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:44 PM

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yes?

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:44 PM

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Okay so

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Almost 1am

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:44 PM

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lol

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:44 PM

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Should be done at around 5 to 6 am?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:45 PM

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maybe, idk how fast the drive is

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:47 PM

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Did i ruin it by writing on it?

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Mb for my bad writing xD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:55 PM

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no

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u wrote on the correct side

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:56 PM

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Thank god xD

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Wait

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Can you help?

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Im formatting my HDD

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:56 PM

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the rainbowy silver part is the side that holds the data

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:56 PM

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Do i use NTFS Or EXFAT

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:57 PM

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ntfs

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:57 PM

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NTFS

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Alright

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does this look good?

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translate if needed

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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thats all good

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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alrght

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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that looks like rufus

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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alright

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?

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rufus?

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whats that,

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?

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:58 PM

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oh no its not that

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:59 PM

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stiff matrix whats that,

a USB software that gets ur iso file to be booted from the usb

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 10:59 PM

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spring idol a USB software that gets ur iso file to be booted from the usb

oh i will need thta?

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that*

spring idol Sep 9, 2024, 10:59 PM

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u can, but its not the only software

stiff matrix Sep 9, 2024, 11:00 PM

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1 sec

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im making a copy of my windows iso

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Creaperhead

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can you check DM'S?

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@spring idol

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@spring idol

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please dude

stiff glacier Sep 10, 2024, 12:27 AM

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You know you could open up that portable HDD case, and put the drive in the laptop

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it doesn't look like the drive health was checked. Maybe start with checking the drive status first - https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

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run smartudm or gsmartcontrol. Basically anything that can get SMART data from the drive

#old Laptop not booting into any Windows.