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My wife has (had) a Asus ZenBook UX430U with Windows 10. Eventually it updated to Windows 11 (magically, apparently).
About six months later, the Asus UX430U couldn't boot. I gave my wife one of my laptops and I am now trying to revive her ZenBook UX430U.
I checked it with a rescue USB drive and by entering the BIOS. It looks like the HD is dead as a doornail. It boots into BIOS and I tried all sort of repairs from a rescue drive, but without a functioning HD it obviously told me "better luck next time".
There is a chance I may just have to reseat the M2 drive, but that would be too much luck for me. If that's the issue, my next step is to buy a lottery ticket.
I think I can take it apart to change the SSD (I build my own Desktops, this can't be all that different, especially since I see screws and there are tutorials on how to take this very model apart).
Installing Windows
My concern, beside what type of PCIe SSD I should buy, is how do I handle Windows.
The Laptop came with Windows 10, but it was Windows 11 ready from the get go and it was working under Win 11 when it failed.
I can see model number, serial number and the windows sticker on the back, but I have never had to restore Windows for a dead HD. How would I go about that?
Can I recover the OEM Windows 10 S/N somehow?
Obviously, if there was a recovery disk partition, it's now as dead as the C drive. I don't really want to have to buy Win 11 Pro if I can avoid it. It's painful enough on my desktop builts.
More info:
I am frankly a bit in the dark with this laptop's history. My Father in Law bought it, judged it too powerful for him (?!?!?) and gave it to my wife. He is in Canada and my wife was visiting, so it's a Canadian Dell (hey!) . I am not sure if that makes a difference.
Thank you!
About six months later, the Asus UX430U couldn't boot. I gave my wife one of my laptops and I am now trying to revive her ZenBook UX430U.
I checked it with a rescue USB drive and by entering the BIOS. It looks like the HD is dead as a doornail. It boots into BIOS and I tried all sort of repairs from a rescue drive, but without a functioning HD it obviously told me "better luck next time".
There is a chance I may just have to reseat the M2 drive, but that would be too much luck for me. If that's the issue, my next step is to buy a lottery ticket.
I think I can take it apart to change the SSD (I build my own Desktops, this can't be all that different, especially since I see screws and there are tutorials on how to take this very model apart).
Installing Windows
My concern, beside what type of PCIe SSD I should buy, is how do I handle Windows.
The Laptop came with Windows 10, but it was Windows 11 ready from the get go and it was working under Win 11 when it failed.
I can see model number, serial number and the windows sticker on the back, but I have never had to restore Windows for a dead HD. How would I go about that?
Can I recover the OEM Windows 10 S/N somehow?
Obviously, if there was a recovery disk partition, it's now as dead as the C drive. I don't really want to have to buy Win 11 Pro if I can avoid it. It's painful enough on my desktop builts.
More info:
I am frankly a bit in the dark with this laptop's history. My Father in Law bought it, judged it too powerful for him (?!?!?) and gave it to my wife. He is in Canada and my wife was visiting, so it's a Canadian Dell (hey!) . I am not sure if that makes a difference.
Thank you!
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