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nicolasjengler 04-15-2011 04:08 PM

What should I do with a netbook (HP Mini 110-1020) that has a broken HDD?
 
Hi, I own a netbook that has a faulty HDD (DRDY error) and I was thinking that maybe I could buy a MicroSD card and use that as a storage device with a lightweight Linux (SliTaz maybe). What do you think? Can you figure something else to do with the netbook than using it as a paperweight?

rokytnji 04-15-2011 04:18 PM

Sd card or USB drive can run Linux on that netbook. Does not have to be Just Slitaz either


http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

nicolasjengler 04-15-2011 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rokytnji (Post 4325865)
Sd card or USB drive can run Linux on that netbook. Does not have to be Just Slitaz either


http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

I was thinking of a SD Card because a USB drive it's kinda uncomfortable but yes, I know that any of that kind of storage devices could do it.

I was thinking of Slitaz because of the boot times and the fact that I'm not going to use it more than to navigate, listen to music or chatting.

MTK358 04-15-2011 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicolasjengler (Post 4325859)
Hi, I own a netbook that has a faulty HDD (DRDY error) and I was thinking that maybe I could buy a MicroSD card and use that as a storage device with a lightweight Linux (SliTaz maybe). What do you think? Can you figure something else to do with the netbook than using it as a paperweight?

Why not replace the HDD?

TB0ne 04-15-2011 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTK358 (Post 4325973)
Why not replace the HDD?

I was thinking the same thing....

nicolasjengler 04-15-2011 09:14 PM

@TB0ne, @MTK358, I live in Argentina, and a new SATA HDD would cost a lot plus I don't think the price is worth it (the netbook will be used for simple things). A flash drive or SD Card would work better (less expensive).

rokytnji 04-15-2011 09:54 PM

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I was thinking of Slitaz because of the boot times and the fact that I'm not going to use it more than to navigate, listen to music or chatting.
Just substitute SD for USB

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/install...-from-windows/

and a Windows box.


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