rowan :3 to r/unixsocks on fediverse · edit-26 months agomy thinkpad t410 :3 i kinda have to use windows tho :( (i used to daily drive arch btw)imagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up140
arrow-up140imagemy thinkpad t410 :3 i kinda have to use windows tho :( (i used to daily drive arch btw)rowan :3 to r/unixsocks on fediverse · edit-26 months agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareLumelore (She/her)linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoYou can always dual-boot if you want to use Linux but need Windows sometimes.
minus-squarerowan :3OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 months agoyou’re not wrong, I just never liked dual-boot.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 months agoDouble your RAM, and then spin up a VM for windows.
minus-squarerowan :3OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoi already have the max ram this laptop can support :c (8gb)
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoAre you sure? Often RAM support changes after later BIOS updates. And sometimes it’s undocumented but supports more than the specs say.
minus-squarerowan :3OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoit’s a limitation of the chipset, this laptop can only take 8gb of ram
minus-squarerowan :3OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agoalso should mention that it’s a dual core from 2010… I can’t see that ending well ;p
You can always dual-boot if you want to use Linux but need Windows sometimes.
you’re not wrong, I just never liked dual-boot.
Double your RAM, and then spin up a VM for windows.
i already have the max ram this laptop can support :c (8gb)
Are you sure? Often RAM support changes after later BIOS updates. And sometimes it’s undocumented but supports more than the specs say.
it’s a limitation of the chipset, this laptop can only take 8gb of ram
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also should mention that it’s a dual core from 2010… I can’t see that ending well ;p