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Cake day: November 9th, 2023

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  • Yo! I did this with my FW13.
    Windows is actually running on the SSD … and Ubuntu is running off the expansion card.
    I wanted Linux to run completely independent of windows … so the way I solved the problem: After windows was installed on the SSD … I opened up the laptop - pulled the card out. Then, booted up the computer with Ubuntu on a flash card - and installed it to the expansion card. Then I obviously put the SSD back in.

    The computer automatically boots to windows … if I want Ubuntu - I press F12 at boot and it brings up the boot loader.

    I have had literally zero problems using Ubuntu from the expansion card.
    However, I do run most my files from the cloud.
    I have not used it for gaming … I use Ubuntu for coding (web dev). Nevertheless, it’s been running with good read/write rates - and I can’t complain.

    I think it’s fun to be able to put different OS’s on expansion cards - and run whatever you want.