I have an old HA a1410n that I have attempted to fix and turn into a linux box. The only thing that was wrong with it was the hard drive, so I put an SSD in it and loaded Ubuntu 16.04. It started up and ran, but (as can be noted from other of my posts on the forums here), it has been having problems with locking up.
I started fishing around in the logs and there are some drive-related errors. I searched for some online info about whether this machine is compatible with a SSD, and the only thing I found (here https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/ssd-upgrades/hp/pavilion-desktop/media-center-a1410n) says the HD interface may not be compatible. But it works except when it sits idle for a long period and locks up.
So I am faced with what to try next. I could replace the SSD with an older HDD, but I'm not sure this is what's causing the lockup problem. It could be something with the Linux configuration or some other hardware issue. OTOH It is an 11 year old box, and there aren't even any bios updates for it except one that fixes connectivity issues, which I'm not having.
So maybe the smarter thing to do would be to get a more modern mobo and processor to go along with my SSD. But if it's a Linux issue I'd be spending a lot of money for nothing.
Any sage advice out there about which option to choose?
I started fishing around in the logs and there are some drive-related errors. I searched for some online info about whether this machine is compatible with a SSD, and the only thing I found (here https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/ssd-upgrades/hp/pavilion-desktop/media-center-a1410n) says the HD interface may not be compatible. But it works except when it sits idle for a long period and locks up.
So I am faced with what to try next. I could replace the SSD with an older HDD, but I'm not sure this is what's causing the lockup problem. It could be something with the Linux configuration or some other hardware issue. OTOH It is an 11 year old box, and there aren't even any bios updates for it except one that fixes connectivity issues, which I'm not having.
So maybe the smarter thing to do would be to get a more modern mobo and processor to go along with my SSD. But if it's a Linux issue I'd be spending a lot of money for nothing.
Any sage advice out there about which option to choose?
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