On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 14:16, ankush <[email protected]> wrote: > do a usb boot...make an image of iso in usb...
Wiki says this about BIOS(for IBM PC): "The BIOS is boot firmware, designed to be the first code run by a PC<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer>when powered on. The initial function of the BIOS is to identify, test, and initialize system devices such as the video display card<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_display_card>, hard disk <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk>, floppy disk<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk>and other hardware. The BIOS sets the machine hardware into a known state, so that software <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_software> stored on compatible media can be loaded, executed, and given control of the PC.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS#cite_note-2>This process is known as booting, or booting up, which is short for bootstrapping <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_%28computing%29>." So in other words, if BIOS fails you have to reset BIOS, nothing (and that includes USB, CD and HDDs) else is even given control (it doesn't matter even if someone is encouraging/motivating you ;-) ) > and Phani if u cant solve a problem dont demotivate the person atleast!!! > I think I answered this above. But i definitely didn't expect someone to reply to a mail without even trying to check/confirm what is what.... And if you are talking about my initial reaction of not answering such half asked questions, then I still stand by that... problem is I am a of two groups and unfortunately the number of such questions is high, now I have better work to do than trying to figure out what the other guy's problem is (forget the solution to it), and I do hope its the case with others too. So posting the proper question and doing the groundwork is more of a help to the guy asking the Question. And there's something called top-posting, that is considered a sin by many of us :P > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:47 PM, Phani Bhushan Tholeti > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:45, narendra sisodiya < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Alok Singh Mahor >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> please discard my last mail >>>> >>>> I saw that laptop, laptop is shutting down abruptly. at max laptop is >>>> showing the grub screen, otherwise it shows only first screen for few >>>> seconds. even BIOS is also not opening. we tried to start laptop without >>>> hard disk but the laptop's behavior is same. >>>> >>>> I think there may be some problem with BIOS or motherboard. >>>> >>>> >>>> Connect live usb and let us know does it boot well ? >>> >> >> >> I doubt it..... If the BIOS/MB is malfunctioning, USB, Live CD/DVD or HDD >> are all the same >> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >>> ┌─────────────────────────┐ >>> │ Narendra Sisodiya ( नरेन्द्र सिसोदिया ) >>> │ Society for Knowledge Commons >>> │ Web : http://narendra.techfandu.org >>> └─────────────────────────┘ >>> >>> -- >>> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Lots o' Luv, >> Phani Bhushan >> >> Let not your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right - Isaac >> Asimov (Salvor Hardin in Foundation and Empire) >> >> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. >> See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >> >> -- >> l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm >> > > > > -- > without fear|without remorse|without pity > > > -- > l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm > -- Lots o' Luv, Phani Bhushan Let not your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right - Isaac Asimov (Salvor Hardin in Foundation and Empire) Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- l...@iitd - http://tinyurl.com/ycueutm
