Personal computing discussed
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synthtel2 wrote:SSDs aren't really something I want to buy used unless I can verify SMART data first. 320s are a good idea, though.
In an NCase M1, I don't have anywhere to put a hot-swap bay. It's a great idea for a bigger build.
HERETIC wrote:If you have a old spinning rust lying around do a test.
Install Windows on drive first-then create second partition and install Linux-Test run...............
You could reverse the order,but I think windows first would be better,and 7 would probably be better than 10.
good luck..............
synthtel2 wrote:HERETIC wrote:If you have a old spinning rust lying around do a test.
Install Windows on drive first-then create second partition and install Linux-Test run...............
You could reverse the order,but I think windows first would be better,and 7 would probably be better than 10.
good luck..............
What's this supposed to test?
Because Ryzen, Win10 is the only option, and yes I am salty about it. EOL of ~27 months out is a bit short for buying a Win7 key these days, but I'd still pick 8.1 over 10 any day if I had a choice.
Norphy wrote:Windows will only install on an external USB device if the device is Windows to Go compliant. Even if the device is Windows to Go compliant, you still need Windows 10 Enterprise for this to work, other editions don't support it. Otherwise, you'll have to install it on an internal device
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/window ... o-overview
jihadjoe wrote:https://github.com/zeffy/wufuc
HERETIC wrote:The way I understood your initial post the main objective was--
" The point is, getting the Windows install to under absolutely no circumstances interfere with the Linux install's operation"
Doing a dummy run on a spare drive could test that option...............
Norphy wrote:Windows will only install on an external USB device if the device is Windows to Go compliant. Even if the device is Windows to Go compliant, you still need Windows 10 Enterprise for this to work, other editions don't support it. Otherwise, you'll have to install it on an internal device
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/window ... o-overview
LostCat wrote:Fairly sure I've installed it on external hard drives before without any of that.
synthtel2 wrote:SSDs aren't really something I want to buy used unless I can verify SMART data first. 320s are a good idea, though.
synthtel2 wrote:Alright, my brother is using a 128GB SSD OS drive and 512GB SSD game drive, and all of his stuff will fit on the 512 easily. We'll musical-drives some data around so I can use the 128 for Windows.
Does Win7 get upset at all if it finds itself mirrored to a strange drive? When that happens to Linux, there are a couple of things to fix like UUIDs in fstab, but if Windows needs similar work I may not know how to do it off the top of my head.
synthtel2 wrote:The second hitch is that Windows hates shutting down properly (as opposed to hibernating), and when it doesn't, Linux can't mount the main NTFS partition write-capable. This matters because this internet connection is garbage and big downloads need to happen in Linux before being pushed over to the Windows disk. Holding shift while clicking shutdown is apparently the fix. How is anyone supposed to know that?
bfg-9000 wrote:Under Power Options, pick the completely unintuitive "Choose what the power button does" on the left, then untick "Turn on fast startup."
If I had wanted to hibernate, I would also want my windows to be restored. Fast startup logs you off before hibernating.
Topinio wrote:It''s a stupid "feature"
ludi wrote:Topinio wrote:It''s a stupid "feature"
It's a useful feature that works fine for a majority of users, and can be disabled by the minority who need a workaround. Why is that stupid?