minus-squarepunrca@piefed.worldtoLinux@lemmy.ml•Handled a ThinkPad today. What distro should I go with? Ubuntu? Arch?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 hours agoUnrelated but relevant advice: Is this a refurbished laptop? Make sure to run Lenovo Diagnostics software; you can get it from official Lenovo website and check for any hardware issues during the stress testing. Check if BIOS password is removed. Test for memory RAM errors: disable secure boot in BIOS, then run Memtest86 test via a bootable USB to check for any memory errors. linkfedilink
Unrelated but relevant advice: Is this a refurbished laptop?