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    Question Samsung S7 Active "No SD Card Inserted"

    Hi all, I just got this phone used, unlocked from AT&T. Worked fine for two days and now it no longer recognizes my SD card. My Files says No SD Card Inserted. rebooted the phone several times tried more than one SD card verified that each of those SD cards work just fine in multiple laptops...
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    Ubuntu installation freezes on splash screen, Dell Inspiron E1505

    I'm trying to replace the 80 GB SATA HDD out of this (old, I know, I know) Inspiron lappy with a 60GB SSD. I load Ubuntu with this pendrive installer and it completes the creation of the bootable pendrive. Set the BIOS to boot from USB before HDD. Insert pendrive into USB. Boot up. I get the...
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    Upgrading to SSD in Dell Inspiron 1505 - how to reinstall OS?

    Hahaha wow I'm an idiot.
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    Upgrading to SSD in Dell Inspiron 1505 - how to reinstall OS?

    I am fixing this old Inspiron laptop up for a friend. One of the actions is replacing the old SATA HDD with an SSD. Cloning didn't work due to bad sectors on the HDD (I tried to use Seagate DiscWizard). I downloaded the XP ISO from here and burned it to a CD but the computer won't boot to the...
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    [SOLVED] Clone OS 10.5 to a new HDD

    I have an older MacBook with a 120 GB drive. I bought a 500 GB drive to replace it. The original 120 will still boot and function, but it is failing. I made a full backup using Time Machine to an external Backup Plus for Mac drive. What can I do now? I basically just need to clone the OS to...
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    Samsung RV511, W7, HDD died, trying to boot to Windows with new HDD

    It worked! Thank you very much for your help.
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    Samsung RV511, W7, HDD died, trying to boot to Windows with new HDD

    It's so simple it just might work! :-) Downloading the .iso right now. Thank you very much, sir.
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    Samsung RV511, W7, HDD died, trying to boot to Windows with new HDD

    Hi there, My friend has a Samsung RV511 laptop. I am trying to get it back up and running. Original HDD is 500 GB (with about 50 GB of data on it) and it has bad sectors and is failing. It still boots but acts wonky once booted. It's a goner. He doesn't have any recovery CD. The data is backed...