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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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[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Well not with that attitude! (Jk)

Though if that is a CRT monitor, a lot of people who build arcade cabinets look for those, might be worth more to that crowd then just selling on Craigslist/whatever

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Good lord, yea, you'll probably get more for the monitor than the PC

[–] Venomous27@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I built a cabinet a couple of years ago, would have killed to have been able to find a good quality CRT. Ended up using a flatscreen because I got tired of looking locally

[–] Venomous27@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Hehe. Yeah i heard many ppl like crts but not sure if ppl actually care abt it here. I’ll try to squeeze as much money i could get from this build