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    How to install Linux Ubuntu 14.04 on the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1

    The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 comes stock with Windows 10 Home or Pro installed but there is absolutely nothing stopping you installing Linux. You can either dual boot both of them if you have the space or replace Windows 10 with Linux. As I regularly use Ubuntu, I’ll talk you through how to install...
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    Which is best ubuntu or chrome OS for my laptop?

    I want to know what is best ubuntu or chrome os? Besides internet I love video editing and photo editing and documents works. I have 3 GHz single core processor 2 GB RAM 20GB HARD DRIVE 1360×768 screen
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    BIOS not detecting hard drive

    In my HP laptop I am getting the error 'Hard disk error 1 (3F0)' or sometimes 'boot device not found' or 'SMART hard disk error'. In system diagnostics, hard drive check it shows 'not installed'. Once in 10 times my laptop boots fine. I have also reinstalled the hard disk, but the problem...
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    HELP! Formatted My entire C: drive , recovered my data and partitions but windows refuses to boot!

    So i was trying to install Ubuntu on my computer and it ending up glitching and formatting my entire C: drive (Now E: for some odd reason) . I flipped out (of course)....... but at the end i managed to restore Hopefully all my partitions and with minitool's bootable (minitool has helped me...
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    HP Probook, screen not lighting up.

    I just got a HP Probook 4530s and installed Ubuntu, then decided to poke around in it, removed the CD/DVD drive, the hard drive, the ram, the wifi card, and the battery. Turned it on, the power button lights up, Caps lock flashes, but i have a blank screen, nothing, not even the screen is...
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    Cannot find boot device error on Acer laptop

    Hi all, I have an newish Acer Aspire ES1 model N15C4 which was running Windows 10 which has decided to show me this dreaded error. Currently I can still use the laptop via a Ubuntu loaded USB stick in trial mode and while this kind of works I can't get any software to install properly, no...
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    Problem boot hard

    Hello evey body Im from asia and my language is weak I install ubuntu after install hdd not be booting ( is not in option boot) Can u help me? My laptop asus k556u
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    Ubuntu 16.04, rear USB ports not working

    By rear ports I mean all those on the motherboard are not working. There is power in them as when I plugin a keyboard it lights up and then goes off. But wont type anything. I have a corsair 400r cabinet, only the front panel USB ports seem to be working, I can type and use my mouse. Same cannot...
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    plugins missing in ubuntu movie player

    i have recently installed ubuntu 16.04 lts in my lenovo g50-70. i am unable to play any video file in the default player. when i open a video file it says some plugins missing. how to install them. from where can i get these? i can play youtube videos in firefox.
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    Reboot error pls help me !!

    So.. I buy this asus notebook without os, they say, but i have ubuntu on it so i install window 10, it works, i mean i play btf and more.. but after 1 or 2 days i open it and show me this error: reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key...
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    Enlighten Me: Error Installing Xubuntu

    I have a Samsung N150 Plus with a clean (empty) HDD and I've already created a bootable Xubuntu installer, but when I run the installer (booting from a usb) I get this message: [ 12.920017] NMI watchdog : Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP on cpu 0 [ 12.916171] NMI watchdog : Watchdog...
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    How Do I fix the "Missing or corrupt hal.dll" I tried booting windows xp disk, same error. I boot into ubuntu now. Help?

    I tried booting windows xp disk, same error. I boot into ubuntu now. Help? I have access to system32 file, I just don't know what to do
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    SSD cloning Ubuntu partition

    Currently running Win10/64 & Ubuntu 14.04/64 Will Samsung Data Migration automatically clone and partition new SSD?
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    How to boot to ubuntu on hp laptop

    I have a hp EliteBook 8470p and I need to boot to boot to the hhd with ubuntu but every time I try it goest to the Hardware diagnostics
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    Problem with my laptop after running steam?

    A while ago my computer was fine, running everything smoothly. I had Steam and had a few games installed, the biggest of which was GTA V, and it took me 3 days to download. Then i opened my computer, and i go to open Steam, and the laptop froze up, so i powered it off not thinking much of it...
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    Can't access BIOS after booting from USB drive

    Hi, I've recently decided to install Ubuntu 16.10 on my Toshiba Satellite c-50 b-17g. Since my laptop does not have a CD drive, I created a bootable flash drive using Rufus. In order for it to run, I entered the BIOS and disabled the Security Boot and changed the boot mode from UEFI Boot to CSM...
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    I've got an Acer Aspire One Cloudbook 11 AO1-131 that I installed Ubuntu Linux on and now need to reinstall Win10. I obtained

    Need help creating an active partition on Acer Cloudbook to reinstall Win10
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    Trying to make windows 10 bootable flash drive with Ubuntu 16.04

    So a few days ago my windows 8 got corrupted and stuck in a repair loop. So I put Ubuntu 16.04 on my 8g flash drive and got that up and running but Ubuntu doesn't work very well with what I like to do so I am trying to install the free version of windows 10. I cleared my flash drive of...
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    Solved! PLEASE Help!!! Atempting To Install Win7 On Hp Stream 11 Over Ubuntu Issue!!!

    A Few Months Ago (maybe a year.. I Had Windows 10 On My Hp Stream 11 And It Had Problems So I Installed Ubuntu Over It And Did "Replace Windows 10 With Ubuntu" And Now I Just Want Windows 7 Not Ubuntu Or Windows 10 Just Win7 And I Tried To Install Win7 But It Said "No Device Drivers Were Found"...
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    Replaced hard drive on laptop so operating system gone can I use........

    Replaced hard drive....it had an OEM version of windows 7...so that is gone now and I have no operating system HP Pavillion DM4. Can I just use something like ubuntu? I have only ever used windows operating systems and have never even seen ubuntu in service. Make a bootable USB with ubuntu on...