Old laptops
Posted: January 14th, 2017, 1:22 pm
I have via various means ended up with about half a dozen old laptops in varying states of usefullness, but old versions of windows.
A couple have working (rebuilt via factory default reset) versions of Vista and run OK
The rest however are a real rag bag bunch.
* Dell Inspiron N5010 that needs a HD replacing - and is almost impossible to swap the HD out on as it requires taking the entire laptop apart to do it.
* Advent Monza V100 that had Win 8 on it and got corrupted/HD died. There's a new HD in it and I stuck Mint 14 on it as PoC that all "was good". I have win8 isos to install win 8 again, but no key
* an acer with HD issues
* a fujitsu with odd constant beeping noise at boot and keyboard that doesn't respond overly well. memory reseat maybe... but the screws are soime wierd very small "bore" sort of allen key interface so i can't get to the insides anyway!
the dell is going ton have to end up in the bin I think.
the advent i could buy one of these serial keys off ebay. but the concern there is how genuine is it? will it just become non genuine after a few weeks?
the acer... i'm giving it a it a full chkdsk now and hoping that sorts it. this may be salvagable as i can at least get to the HD to replace
the fujitsu will probably also end up in the bin
what do others do with similar old kit? The salvagable couple I could put a linux desktop on them, but nobody is going to be interested in them, whether I sold then dirt cheap for students/whoever, or gave them to a charity (eg we have a local domestic violence sheltered homes charity) as I fear they'll just end up unused or in landfill as they are not windows and people just wonlt "like" them.
any ideas? I don;t have any need for them at home - ive other systems i play with already! LOL,.
didds
ggmhx-tj494-vtpcm-239tv-y3mr6
A couple have working (rebuilt via factory default reset) versions of Vista and run OK
The rest however are a real rag bag bunch.
* Dell Inspiron N5010 that needs a HD replacing - and is almost impossible to swap the HD out on as it requires taking the entire laptop apart to do it.
* Advent Monza V100 that had Win 8 on it and got corrupted/HD died. There's a new HD in it and I stuck Mint 14 on it as PoC that all "was good". I have win8 isos to install win 8 again, but no key
* an acer with HD issues
* a fujitsu with odd constant beeping noise at boot and keyboard that doesn't respond overly well. memory reseat maybe... but the screws are soime wierd very small "bore" sort of allen key interface so i can't get to the insides anyway!
the dell is going ton have to end up in the bin I think.
the advent i could buy one of these serial keys off ebay. but the concern there is how genuine is it? will it just become non genuine after a few weeks?
the acer... i'm giving it a it a full chkdsk now and hoping that sorts it. this may be salvagable as i can at least get to the HD to replace
the fujitsu will probably also end up in the bin
what do others do with similar old kit? The salvagable couple I could put a linux desktop on them, but nobody is going to be interested in them, whether I sold then dirt cheap for students/whoever, or gave them to a charity (eg we have a local domestic violence sheltered homes charity) as I fear they'll just end up unused or in landfill as they are not windows and people just wonlt "like" them.
any ideas? I don;t have any need for them at home - ive other systems i play with already! LOL,.
didds
ggmhx-tj494-vtpcm-239tv-y3mr6