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chkdsk /f /r alternative in ubuntu linux
In windows os chkdsk /f /r will fix a hdd error automatically.i have lost access in my laptop though i am able to live boot into my laptop using linux.I have live boot ubuntu 14.04 and i am in a need ...
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How do I clone a USB stick including partitions?
I have several USB flash drives, and one of them has an installation of Ubuntu with several partitions. I want to make the other USB drives exactly the same as that one (to share with family and ...
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Windows 10: Can I safely remove WINRE or RECOVERY partitions?
I'm attempting to install Ubuntu Linux alongside Windows 10 in a dual-boot configuration. However, my hard drive comes with four Primary partitions already created, as seen here in gParted:
Thus, I ...
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How is the BIOS name of a bootable hard drive created (and can it be changed)?
I have an external hard drive with three partitions: an EFI partition, and two Linux install partitions.
When I plug the hard drive into my computer and enter the boot menu to boot into my portable ...
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How to install GRUB on a USB drive
I have an installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and I'm a huge security freak, so as an extra layer of security and a fun project to occupy my time, I thought about removing the bootloader from my hard ...
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Ubuntu won't boot with 4 hard drives
I got two HGST 4TB HDD's for my birthday and I'm trying to put them in my media center which already has a 128GB SSD and a 2TB HDD. The motherboard is an ASRoxk E350M1 which only has 4 SATA headers so ...
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Boot from a DVD with an ubuntu iso on a PC with no OS
I got a 32 bit computer from my school and I fixed it up with a graphics card and HDD (cause the school took them out before giving it to me). Obviously a brand new HDD has no OS so I've tried booting ...
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BIOS not recognizing hard disk, but Ubuntu does
I have a Hard disk, that worked yesterday but is no longer being recognized by BIOS. I think this is because I unplugged it while the computer was rebooting (I know this was stupid) and now I cant ...
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Ubuntu: Slow Boot time. Ubuntu installed on SSD in DVD-Caddy. Laptop Acer 5750G
I removed the DVD optical drive and put a SSD in an optical drive caddy (similar to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2nd-Hard-Drive-Caddy-Adapter-for-Acer-Aspire-5750G-5755G-/280914405128). I have ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 6.06: Mounting /root/sda1 /root failed: No such device
An old machine in our office, running Ubuntu 6.06 all of a sudden will not boot up. I get the following info during boot:
Uncompressing Linux... Ok Booting the kernel
mount: Mounting /root/sda1 /root ...
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Which part of the hard disk does the BIOS backup get stored?
I have a Gigabyte 880GM-USB3 motherboard, purchased around 2015. In all these years there has been no BIOS update. I don't remember switching on any setting that would perform an auto-update of the ...
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Booting from the drive of an external hard disk with MBR
A newbie to MBR/GPT here. I am living in the world of Ubuntu 16.04.
I use Ubuntu Live CD very frequently. Since I have an external HDD with lots of drives, my ingenious :) idea is to dedicate one ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 installation on Asrock H77M UEFI, dual boot with windows 8.1 already installed
As the title says, I need to install ubuntu in dual boot with windows 8.1 on my home PC.
I knew that with UEFI partition table was written in GPT, but I found that the partition table on my hard ...
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LG LW20 Express won't boot after hdd replace
My old laptop (LG LW20 Express) got a hdd failure and I replaced the hdd. Now the laptop won't boot from cd or usb. I'm trying to install ubuntu on it.
When I turn the laptop on it shows me the ...
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Fresh Reinstall of Windows 10 on a dual boot PC
For Reasons, I can't determine, my Windows 10 installation is completely borked - I'm rapidly losing space on my SSD because something is installing and taking up so much space on it, and is still ...
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