I work at a school and we recently got three IBM think pad 9457 laptops as a gift. These laptops had been used by the military and had the hard drives removed. I need to get them up and running. I don't have the recovery discs that came with the original units. Besides buying and installing the hard drives what else do I need to do to get it working? Do I need to buy windows and if so can I buy one and install on multiple machines? What is the best and cheapest way to get these working.
laptops without hard drives
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You need a Window's operating system (or Linux), Retail or OEM. Unless you use a volume license at school, you need separate licenses for every laptop. You can buy single licenses for less than the box.
Anything else, ask away.
You need a Window's operating system (or Linux), Retail or OEM. Unless you use a volume license at school, you need separate licenses for every laptop. You can buy single licenses for less than the box.
Anything else, ask away.
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