I'm trying to revive this old laptop (an Acer Aspire E5-573) that's doing its best to stay dead. Try to start it -- "no bootable device"; earlier it was hanging on checking the disk. Try to boot ...
You can troubleshoot an old PC at your home. In addition to common issues to look for, there's another task you should take on -- create a bootable USB drive. I know, I know. The first time I heard ...