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Old 19-04-19, 12:31 PM   #24
Talking Heads
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Default Re: OMO: Computer help

Planned obsolesence is part of why PCs come with Windows installed.
PC companies are guaranteed repeat sales as the OS inevitably falls apart.

In July 2008 I took delivery of a laptop that had Vista installed.
Vista got wiped shortly afterwards.
It currently has Xubuntu on, has had an upgrade to an SSD and runs faster than it did when new.
Hate to think how much cash would have been required to keep up with hardware and OS upgrades in that time.

If your tower boots from an internal drive with Linux installed it may last you a good few years yet.

Is the mobo sata controller definitely goosed or is it the OS?
Could be a new Windows "security feature" - if it can't boot its safe...
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