Oh man, now you went and messed up YOUR good reputation by admitting you know me... I was saving you from that embarrassment on the board. lol :)
And yes we do need to do that when you feel up to it. Did you get your new one back yet? I figured out how we can do this without voiding your warranty. That is what I wanted to thank you for, your situation with that new one made me go work on the external drive project as to not need to make any internal changes. And it can be swapped from any computer to any computer as needed. Did you read above about that? :)
It's gone bye-bye. You got the old one working so well, we chose to get our cash back for the new one.
The old laptop has been very stable these last couple of weeks on Windows 10. That's suited me just fine, as all the work to get it there exhausted the hell out of me. I needed a break.
I'll try to call you in the new week so we can debug Cinnamon Mint.