how to know that components are in my pc before switching to linux

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Hi
how can i get a list of the components i have in my pc in order to make a informed choice?
i run windows 7 64 at the moment

Also, i found a secondary hard disk drive what is the best way to format it and to check if it is still usable
tx
 
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you can try free version of speccy https://www.ccleaner.com/speccy last time i used windows I used ccleaner from piriform . it was one of my trusted software .

personally i would keep things simple and install to one HD .

you can use tools of linux install i.e you can format drive and partition from the linux distro you are installing. otherwise go for knoppix on a usb stick. you boot from usb stick and use it to format HD
 
HI i read it was better and more simple to installe linux on a different hdd.
Anyway, i do want to know the rpm and cache mb. the printed lable is not there so i search a way to discover those info
can you help me with that? also what other info are relavant to check?
tx
 
Did you read captain-sensible's reply ?....It makes good sense.

Did you run speccy ?......it brings out all the information we need to give you a reply.

Alternatively you could just list the specifications for your PC....make , model, ram, graphics card, hard drives? etc etc
 
hi tx for reply, i do have th free version of cclean . i did try to find where even with a google search but i can not find the place to click in order to tell the software to list my hardware, ....
can you help me with that?
 
lets go about this a different way

Follow the video instruction

 
hi as i said i have cc leaner but i dont know where to look
Try downloading and running "Speccy". It is a separate program than CCleaner. It is made by the same outfit that makes CCleaner.
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ok its a different prog. i installed it and run it i can see. is there a way to save all the pages (multiple component in a text file in order to have a reference later?
 
personally i would keep things simple and install to one HD .

me too. Much easier to make your OS choice at a prompt screen than to have to fiddle around in the bios everytime. What i have found though (assuming running linux/windows dual boot) , is that you need to monitor any restart or boot, otherwise linux loads by default. This can be bothersome during windows updates since windows typically requires 1 or more shutdown/reboots in the course of an update. If you go grab a coffee during a windows update, you're sure to come back to a Linux screen.
 
me too. Much easier to make your OS choice at a prompt screen than to have to fiddle around in the bios everytime. What i have found though (assuming running linux/windows dual boot) , is that you need to monitor any restart or boot, otherwise linux loads by default. This can be bothersome during windows updates since windows typically requires 1 or more shutdown/reboots in the course of an update. If you go grab a coffee during a windows update, you're sure to come back to a Linux screen.
You can configure GrUB to boot whichever OS you prefer,
 
Yes.

Once you have your Ubuntu up and running, MM, you will have a Grub Menu - black screen (unless your Linux Distro has a Theme built-in) with a few lines.

In your case, Ubuntu will be on top, followed by an advanced options line, which in some cases offers a safe-mode style environment, in most cases the opportunity to use an older version of the Linux Kernel if an update has gone south for the winter.

Then there will be a line referencing Windows Boot Manager, and that is your avenue into Windows.

Cheers

Wizard
 
Broadly speaking, drive used for Linux makes no difference.

It can be a discrete drive on a dual-drive system, shared with Windows and other OSes, or on an external HDD.

My main area of expertise, if it can be called that, is multi-multi-multi-booting.

I have 3 rigs, but with my main rig and externals, I have a Dell Inspiron laptop, with a SATA 2 TB HDD, and a 256 GB SSD, with a 4 TB Western Digital external powered HDD linked via USB 3.0.

I am currently reorganising to tidy things up, but at one time I had
  • Windows 10 and 8 Linux on the SSD
  • 36 Linux on the 2 TB HDD and
  • 36 Linux on the 4 TB WD external
all bootable.

You are limited only by your imagination.

Wizard
 
do you mean on a permanent basis . ubuntu will boot by default unless i make another choice (win 7 in my case.).
Yes, you can change the boot order and/or default boot on a permanent basis.
One way is by using an app called "Grub Customizer" (I've never used this app).
The other way is by editing the Grub configuration file (I've used this method numerous times).
Code:
/etc/default/grub
Here are a couple links describing how to do this:
I've read a few accounts of Grub Customizer causing issues - don't know if this is still the case or perhaps any potential glitches have been fixed, ymmv. Use with caution.
 
hii used balena etcher to try to put mint on a 8 gig usbkey. no succes, now even when i tell windows to format the usbkey it show me a usb key that is like 2 mb! how to restore it to 8 gig?
 

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