I don’t lurk, I just don’t come on Lemmy often. By the way, what instance (be il Lemmy or Kbin) would you recommend to the little Frenchy I am? Want to help Lemmy.ml NOT implode.

I asked the same question on Reddit, and peoples there seems to agree with you. Even if I could make my PC start again, an UEFI corruption isn’t something that would happen without a component on the motherboard dying first. (In fact, the firmware might not be corrupted at all.)

A parameter corruption is a bit more susceptible to happen, (not by much, mind you) but would correct itself if I remove the CMOS battery long enough.

As for the RAM, I tried with another pair I had lying around, but it might not be compatible with this computer. (It is supposed to support RAM sticks of 8GB max, but I know some computers don’t like when there is more than 4chips on each stick, and those 8GB ones have 8chips by stick.) I’ll try each of its original 4GB sticks on each of its RAM emplacement this W.-E. I will post the result of all those last tests here, naturally.

Thanks for taking the time to read and give your opinion on my problem, it’s greatly appreciated.

I wouldn’t trust any computer from AliExpress personally. In my experience, a brand new computer sold too far under the usual price is either stolen, an outright fake, or a broken unit. (Not always unable to boot, but not working as it should either.)

Maybe because it’s more environment friendly to reuse old PC than buy a brand new one? I mean, that’s not the only reason, but it’s still one. (And a good one, if you ask me.)

Another would be that an old model is probably supported better than most brand-new computers by GNU/Linux, which might be a critera for a Mycroft user. (There is a few brands who specialize in designing brand-new computers to run under GNU/Linux, but they are niche brands who often cost a bit more than your average brand new computer, at the same specs.)

Oh, good. I trust KDE with that kind of data, but I can understand not anyone would (nor should), and people should never have to opt-out of sharing data, but opt-in if they so wish.

Wait, are you saying KDE as telemetry activated by default?

Might not run at its best if it wasn’t conceived with Linux in mind. If I wanted to buy a brand new computer to run GNU/Linux on, I would buy something from a brand that specialize in computer conceived for that OS.

But to each their own.

Depend on the computer. I have a Lenovo Ideapad who has a hard time running most GNU/Linux distro, to the point an old Dell Latitude E6320 run circles around it. Doubt that Ideapad will work with anything in 10years, let alone 20.

I’m @Bigou@framapiaf.org

Not on my PC screen, it’s barely visible with the darkly theme. (Be it the original or darkly-red. But they use the same background color, so…)

Thanks a lot !

That’s great, now since I’m new around here I need to discover how to suscribe so those that interest me from here. (Lemmy IS decntralised, right?)