donut
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 03:52 PM |
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Oh Bugger! PC Help please
I have been trying to load Linux Mint onto an old Dell machine today without much success. I got the PC to boot to disc - fine!
Linux loaded and i heard the 'done' music but the screen was blank. Tried everything but to no avail. so i shut the machine down by
holding in the on/off button and re started with the linux disc in the CD tray and all i get is:
X300 SE 128MB Bios P/N 113-A33406-100
it wont boot to the bios or anything!!!!
I don't mind if i have to format the disc as i have the Dell install disc and Linux to try!
Any ideas peeps????
Many thanks in advance
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 04:16 PM |
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sounds like a hard disk failure to me 
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 04:26 PM |
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Thats what i'm thinking It's fairly new as in it's been in my spare Dell PC for 8 months or so but i never use that machine,
it's just a dust collector!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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russbost
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 05:41 PM |
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Disconnect everything from the motherboard & see if just motherboard, ram & video card (if fitted) will boot to BIOS, if they do start adding
bits back till it stops, if they don't then one of them is the culprit - at least you'll know where you are then.
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 05:45 PM |
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Cheers Russbost
I'll give that a try...eeeek!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/09 at 06:10 PM |
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I AM SUCH A DOOFUS!!!!
Because Linux wouldn't load properly i fiddled with the jumpers on the back of the CD Rom and DVD drives. I must have not put them back
properly. All working now.
Thanks anyway
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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