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This is an old PC I have. I wanted to put Linux on it and do some experiments with homelabbing, but it's so old-it only has 512 MB RAM and around 20 GB storage, so I don't think I can use it that efficiently.

Also, my main problem was that I couldn't put Linux on it because it doesn't support USB boot, and I don't have any CD to burn nor a burner. I tried other workarounds as well, but they didn't work. On top of that, since this PC is full of viruses, I also can't connect it to the internet.

So, I'm just going to sell this bad boy and purchase a secondhand PC to use as a home server.

My questions are:

  1. Since USB boot doesn't work and I can't connect to the internet, how should I format this PC so I can sell it without any worries?
  2. Are there any precautions I should take before selling this PC?
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[-] Venomous27@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Nope, there’s noone that’ll do this kinda stuff.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 day ago

Oh :(.

But there are ppl that would buy it?

[-] Venomous27@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Who knows. Tbh I don’t think ppl with buy but i can’t connect sure sell to a computer shop who deal with yk second and that stuff or a computer repair shop

this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2026
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