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Windows 10 REFUSES to install to new Evo SSD - though runs on dying HDD

I see a couple of other posts here which are similar to mine, but not quite. I sure hope someone can help with this one. I've been building & installing computers for years and I'm totally stumped....
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Linux Mint installer can't properly detect partitions

I bought a new SSD HD and I successfully installed Windows 10; now I'd like to install Linux Mint with a bootable USB key. During the Mint installation, when I attempt to create the partition here's ...
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Windows 10 installation stuck at "setup is starting"

I checked the disks, they work fine in Linux-live OS (on a USB drive) Erased and formatted the disks to NTFS, no luck All of the above happened after a force-shutdown of Windows 10 (the system was not ...
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How to keep some files from old hard disk (which currently has Windows 8.1 and will be formatted) after clean-installing Windows 8.1 in SSD

I have a hard disk which currently has Windows 8.1. I've ordered a new SSD hard disk and I want to (clean)install Windows 8.1 x64 in it. The old hard disk will be formatted - I just want to keep about ...
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Can't install/get working any Linux distro in my PC

I'm struggling with the installation of an Ubuntu dual boot alongside Windows in my new computer. (it's taking me days of my free time!). First of all my device specs: HDD: 1TB SSD: 120GB I wanted ...
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Clean Install of Windows 8 on Newly Installed SSD

I bought a new SSD for my Windows PC. Now I'm trying to install Windows 8 on it. First attempt Started installation from within existing Windows 8 installation by launching setup.exe Installer says "...
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Installing different OS'es into SSD partitions

Beginning of this week I took delivery of a new 27" iMac (fitted with a 250GB Solid State Drive in addition to the 1TB Optical drive), which came with Snow Leopard installed. Unfortunately, instead of ...
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