XPost: comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: heller@deepsoft.com   
      
   When I bothered with x86_64 laptops, I got (used/refurb) IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads   
   (off E-Bay). Probably the most durable / rugged laptops.   
      
      
   At Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:58:53 -0700 Bobbie Sellers  wrote:   
      
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   > On 7/16/25 13:30, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > > On 2025-07-16 21:09, Jack wrote:   
   > >> On 16/07/2025 19:41, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>>   
   > >>> So, unless it is a faulty cable, it is garbage time.   
   > >>>   
   > >>   
   > >> Before throwing away the machine, try to reinstall Windows or better   
   > >> still boot up with live Linux distro to see if it is the OS corruption   
   > >> or something else.   
   > >   
   > > No.   
   > >   
   > > The display is black, there is no backlight, on the BIOS boot screen,   
   > > before any OS loads.   
   > >   
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   >   
   > 	I had that model some years back and the hard drive interface failed.   
   > I got a new HP on sale then and it died in a few years so I started buying   
   > used. some used very hard, Dell Latitudes after than. Then I got more   
   > carefully used laptops Dell again after than which gave me greater   
   > reliability.   
   > Now I have a Precision as my workhorse. I got it refurbished and it looked   
   > new then, not so much after a few years.   
   > 	   
   > bliss- Dell Precision 7730- PCLOS 2025.07- Linux 6.12.38- Plasma 5.27.11   
   >   
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