This is an Acer Aspire ES1-512 with integrated Intel graphics, so I am still betting it’s likely the RAM stick that decided it didn’t want to be alive anymore. Luckily for me I can get a new 8 GB DDR3L stick for like 12 USD.

It’s a single stick :|

Only type of laptop I find acceptable :>

I’m thinking it might be RAM cause when I booted it early today it had a similar corruption happen just as I opened a few tabs on Firefox, then it wouldn’t start. I fully charged it and tried to start again, and it was working fine until the login screen, whereas it corrupted again and resulted in the photo I took.

The power light keeps flashing when I turn it on now, so I suspect it might be RAM failure.

I’m gonna try to shove a Linux Mint distro on it. But if this error happens again I’ll know it’s the RAM and will take measures to replace it.

EDIT: Seems like the power led keeps flashing turning on and off, so that’s probably it…

I was using Windows 11 before cause I wanted to use the Xbox app so I could get Rewards points if I left my gaming PC, but with the bad quality of the SSD installed on it I might just shove Linux Mint on it and call it a day. My only usage intention is programming/browsing the web. And if I ever get a bigger SSD I could just use a Windows virtual machine to run the Xbox App on.

That house looks like it’s begging to be mercy killed.

I still live in Brazil but almost all of my social media friends are from the US, so I think both in English and Portuguese. Mostly English, though.

Cops when a gay man has constant threats against him and ends up getting murdered for it: I sleep

Cops when a woman travels to another state for healthcare: STOP THAT DANGEROUS CRIMINAL!