Re: Installation on second hand Dell Latitude 5420

2024-10-31 Thread Bret Busby
On 31/10/24 16:32, Angus Mackenzie wrote: I purchased a 2021 Dell Latitude 5420 i7 with 16GB from a refurbisher. It runs Windows 10 Pro well as far as I can see, but I want to install Debian since I've preferred it for nearly 20 years. There is a BIOS admin password set, so I cannot change the b

Re: Installation on second hand Dell Latitude 5420

2024-10-31 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 31 Oct 2024 08:32 +, from an...@bellheath.org (Angus Mackenzie): > And finally the question - if I buy a new M2 SSD and install Debian to it > using > another machine, would that be expected to boot normally in place of the UEFI > Windows 10 SSD which is there at the moment? As long as y

Installation on second hand Dell Latitude 5420

2024-10-31 Thread Angus Mackenzie
I purchased a 2021 Dell Latitude 5420 i7 with 16GB from a refurbisher. It runs Windows 10 Pro well as far as I can see, but I want to install Debian since I've preferred it for nearly 20 years. There is a BIOS admin password set, so I cannot change the boot device and install from a USB stick.