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Win10 install on Win8.1 laptop broken hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="Analoguesat" data-source="post: 1099450" data-attributes="member: 176362"><p><strong>Computer specs</strong></p><p></p><p>HP Pavilion G6 laptop</p><p>4gb ram</p><p>250gb ssd</p><p></p><p><strong>Info</strong></p><p></p><p>I was given an old HP Win8.1 laptop with a broken 1TB hard drive. I have an idea to repurpose this one as an sdr computer and run it headless when the ISS is transmitting the SSTV. I think it originally had 8gb ram but that was purloined to upgrade another laptop so I searched through the spares boxes and found 2x2gb sticks that would fit. Amazon provided a Crucial brand 250gb ssd for 30 quid delivered so I started the upgrade.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Verdict</strong></p><p></p><p>Absolutely no problems whatsoever - win10 installed smoothly and automatically activated using the baked in Win8.1 key.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Total cost</strong></p><p></p><p>Laptop - nil - donated as not working (faulty hdd)</p><p>replacement ssd - £30 delivered</p><p>replacement ram - nil - came out of the spares boxes</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Analoguesat, post: 1099450, member: 176362"] [B]Computer specs[/B] HP Pavilion G6 laptop 4gb ram 250gb ssd [B]Info[/B] I was given an old HP Win8.1 laptop with a broken 1TB hard drive. I have an idea to repurpose this one as an sdr computer and run it headless when the ISS is transmitting the SSTV. I think it originally had 8gb ram but that was purloined to upgrade another laptop so I searched through the spares boxes and found 2x2gb sticks that would fit. Amazon provided a Crucial brand 250gb ssd for 30 quid delivered so I started the upgrade. [B]Verdict[/B] Absolutely no problems whatsoever - win10 installed smoothly and automatically activated using the baked in Win8.1 key. [B]Total cost[/B] Laptop - nil - donated as not working (faulty hdd) replacement ssd - £30 delivered replacement ram - nil - came out of the spares boxes [/QUOTE]
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