Step 2: When it boots into Recovery Mode, you’ll see an error message: Chrome OS is missing or damaged. Please insert a recovery USB stick or SD card. Don’t worry. It’s not really an error and your Chromebook is safe. At this stage, if you press Ctrl+D, you’ll be taken to...
Carefully pry open the case with a butter knife or similar tool to expose its guts (you should not have to use a tremendous amount of force here,this video shows you how to do it on an older Toshiba modelso it won’t look exact) Look for 2 small card slots next to ea...
not with the simulation layer you might need on other platforms. If you want to preview your app with the full performance of the underlying system behind it, a powerful Chromebook like this could be a valuable tool.
The Best Chrome Apps You're (Probably) Not UsingRead More We're going to use a tool calledCroutonto install Ubuntu (hat tip to our friends at theHow-To Geek), which uses the chroot command to run Ubuntu on top of Chrome OS, which is already based on Linux. Unlike dual-booting, tha...
Another more serious option for cleaning the hard drive is to use a third-party data-wiping tool like DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke). If you use a drive-clearing program, you'll need to make sure you have a Windows recovery drive or DVD so you can reinstall the operating system. See...