Buy a new one with warranty.
I am living with a Laptop I bougt for 35 US Dollars in Mustafa, Sarngoon Road, Singapore in 2005.
This was NOT after my my retirement from the University of CEYLON but when I got my Pension from UK. It is a paltry sum and I was getting 1/4th of the entitlement since I was not living in United Kingdom. They tried to pay me a lumpsum to which I objected and after a few letters of exchange, they had to give in. There was at least 6 months of delay. Their argument was there is a break in service. The Head Lady in the Pension Department took my side.
Thank You.
I settled my debts but did not tell anybody till I left CEYLON I was getting a pension from UK. Even, the Bank Manager where my current account is held does not know it. Since, I was working in the university, the Bank Manager thought that money is coming from an investment in UK, judging by the paltry sum. To believe that I have investment in UK was a plus point to keep the current account running after my retirement. My salary in the University went to People's Bank. I closed all my accounts there due some other issues but still has a Saving Account.
I have some issues with REBORN OS.
I'll come to that after BIOS Virus.
I assumed this computer has a BIOS Virus since the Vendor guy had blocked the USB Booting. Thankfully, it has a DVD ROM from which I booted to Linux having ERASED Microsoft Windows.
I am on a extended Wesak Holiday Mood, I decided to unblocked the BIOS Block Yesterday, with the belp of www.BiosBug.com.
I had no problem installing Debian Forky.
Then I went into Override Mode wanted install 10 or more LINUX Distributions. No problem with all ARCH based distribution except REBORN OS.
I always have two instances of Debian since due to my poor eyesight and carelessness if one fails the other is there to identity and solve the problem.
By the way, I do not use it for word documents due to this BIOS Virus I have named "Figure of 8 Virus" since inserts itself a chain of figures of 8 at the beginning of any search, beginning from thr broweser.
I should call it "Sesrch Engine Virus" now.
Now the Debian installed OK. I had to do it twice since I pressed the Shutdown button, early.
That mistake was healthy mistake.
The second installation had to look for the BIOS configuration to boot and detected all the missing or virally infected files and listed them before mounting the Operating System.
It said in plane English there is a BIOS Virus and would not write a GRUB Boot Loader. Telling me I have to sort it myself without telling me how.
Hinting me I should ERASE the BIOS and go for a more modern Graphic BIOS. All my life I have not done that and if I RUIN the tiny allocation sites where the BIOS is recorded the Laptop which looks brand new would end up in a dustbin.
I sorted out everything and I would not spoon feed the reader. That will be in my book.
This is where YouTube presentator cannot express clearly to a newbie. One has to describe every step.
The REBORN Os cannot read the keys in this Laptop. It reads numbers property and not the letters. I could not type the password for WiFi and also my long name.
CachyOS and BlueStar OS could.
I won't install Storm OS
Nobody cam do any CODING.
I did not look at the Terminal.
I do not use Terminal now.
Poor eyesight is one.
I hate black terminal by default.
I am not a Server Guy but a PC and Laptop guy. PC also mini NUC.
I am glad I tried all the tricks with the NUC and it has 10 districtions.
Difference it is modern and has Graphic BIOS.
The Laptop is old and has Legacy BIOS, the problem sercumvented by EFI.
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