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## [How to manually partition your hard disk to install Linux](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/how-to-manually-partition-your-hard-disk-to-install-linux/2456)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/how-to-manually-partition-your-hard-disk-to-install-linux/2456 "2021-04-15T23:39:23Z")

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This howto explains how you should partition your hard disk to install Linux Important: it is strongly suggested to backup your data before repartitioning your hard disk. It's the only way to protect yourself against da…

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## [How to verify for hardware problems, keep your computer healthy](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/how-to-verify-for-hardware-problems-keep-your-computer-healthy/228)

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**Author:** [@Thanatermesis](https://forum.elivelinux.org/u/Thanatermesis)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.elivelinux.org/t/how-to-verify-for-hardware-problems-keep-your-computer-healthy/228 "2020-02-27T22:41:39Z")

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There's mainly 3 reasons on which the computer can fail: CPU: the brain of the computer, should compute correctly and enough cooled RAM Memory: sometimes has badblocks, very very bad for your data and the correct worki…