Hi. On Sat, 30 May 2015 17:47:15 +1000 Stuart Longland <stua...@longlandclan.yi.org> wrote:
> On 30/05/15 17:31, Reco wrote: > >> If you buy a Dell with Windows 7 installed on it, you'd better try and use > >> Windows to shrink the partition and make room for Linux. > > … You just by an extra 3.5'' form-factor disk and replace the stock > > one. Next you install Debian at the new disk, and keep the old one in > > case you need your notebook repaired. > > 3.5" or 2.5"? I thought only "desktop replacements" had 3.5" drives. A slip of the finger on my side. I meant 2.5". > I think I did similar with the Panasonic I have, bought a new 1TB to > replace the 500GB drive and a 2.5" drive case. Loaded fresh 64-bit > Windows 7 and Gentoo onto the 1TB drive (the OEM image was 32-bit Win7) > and kept the original disk external. > > I think it wound up being reformatted and used as an off-site backup > drive for my web server in the end when one of my existing disks for > that purpose developed faults. > > So there is merit in that suggestion: you get an external HDD that you > can use in the meantime and an upgrade at the same time. That way it work too, of course. But keeping original disk intact saves you many questions from those service guys. Reco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150530105320.73bf3b9d559feef06acdc...@gmail.com
