Old Laptop; A Fac2lift With Pop Os

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Stephen_c16, Sep 24, 2019.

  1. Stephen_c16

    Stephen_c16 Master Sergeant

    I have an ageing hp Compaq 6910p laptop. 4GB ram. It was running Windows 10 but overheating and shutting down. For the cost of a min sata 32GB card I booted it up with the pop OS.
    My problem is that the booting up time is over 20 minutes...
    Any thoughts.
    s.
     
    Stephen_c16, Sep 24, 2019
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  2. Stephen_c16

    Stephen_c16 Master Sergeant

    It took 26 minutes to boot.
    I don't think that's right.
    Win 10 used to take a minute... ?
    s.
     
    Stephen_c16, Sep 24, 2019
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  3. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    Compaq 6910p came out in 2007. Personally, I wouldn't pick Pop! OS as the best fit for a 12 year old laptop.
     
    plodr, Sep 26, 2019
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  4. Stephen_c16

    Stephen_c16 Master Sergeant

    Gone back to Mint. Have been working on some 32GB mini ssd's that I picked up a while back.
    I'm currently doing a dd clone copy through usb. 21GB to a bigger drive. It's been 50 minutes...

    I think I should be looking for a USB3 laptop...
    s.
     
    Stephen_c16, Sep 26, 2019
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  5. Stephen_c16

    Stephen_c16 Master Sergeant

    90 minutes and the light is still flashing.
    Gparted didn't work? It took 25 minutes and said that it had completed the task.
    I placed the cloned disk into the laptop. It seemed to start but it couldn't get past the black screen.
    s.
     
    Stephen_c16, Sep 26, 2019
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