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2 identical (Windows) computers - swap disks
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grumpycrab said:
Family member (with same laptop as one of my spares) has claimed theirs is dead. Done as much debugging as I can over the phone, easiest fix (if it really is a dead laptop) is to swap disks...debitcardmayhem said: I do wonder why though?
being nosy again now, was it a dead laptop ? or just the boot disk?
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Dead laptop (bios comes up 1x in10). Moved disk to spare (same h/w) laptop. Fired up without too much fuss. Haven't looked at activation yet (will do when I get home).debitcardmayhem said:grumpycrab said:
Family member (with same laptop as one of my spares) has claimed theirs is dead. Done as much debugging as I can over the phone, easiest fix (if it really is a dead laptop) is to swap disks...debitcardmayhem said: I do wonder why though?
being nosy again now, was it a dead laptop ? or just the boot disk?
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