> > Sorry to hear none of that helped.  It seems a very serious
> > problem, and it would be useful to know if it behaves any better
> > under linux or not.
> 
> I am still on the hunt for a bootable Linux distribution. I am in the 
> unfortunate situation of having no CD-Rs at hand. And because it is 
> Easter, shops are closed.
> 
> Most Linux distributions require you to run a proprietary tool from 
> inside Windows or another Linux installation to create a bootable USB 
> medium. I found a USB image for OpenSUSE but that failed to boot. I
> am continuing to hunt...

GRML ISOs (from grml.org) can be dd-ed directly to a USB stick and
should then boot with any reasonable current BIOS.


Regards
Florian

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