Matthew Campbell wrote: > I'm kind of stuck using the ProtonMail app on my tablet. > > I would like to be able to disconnect the internal hard drive in the > laptop. I'll need to turn off the laptop before moving it so I can look > for that model number. I hope to get to that soon. I can't do that at the > moment. My ISP forbids me to run my own email server at home.
smartctl -i /dev/sda can give you the make and model + serial number without shutting down and the local mail server is not the issue - it is the mail client you use. Perhaps you need to look closer at your GRUB configuration and setup the boot process using the UUIDs of the disks/partitions, unless the BIOS is really stupid and can not cope with your hardware