On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 14:16, Darksyde <[email protected]> wrote: > On my Vostro 1510 I have encountered a problem. I booted up only to be met > with a blank screen and most of the indicators lights on or flashing. As it > booted I could hear > the disk running as normal but then I didn't even get the Dell logo/BIOS > menu screen. I've been running Mint 9 and haven't done anything weird to it > as far as I know. > On my other computer I encountered a similar problem running Ubu. It > finally came to me that, as the battery was fried, it would lock up when > allowed to run out of juice. It is > possible that the power cord on the Dell came loose last night while I was > sleeping and the battery ran down. > As I write this I'm letting the Dell "run" on battery power until it's dead > after which I will plug up and restart. Meanwhile, does anyone have any > suggestions in case this doesn't > work. I've finally gotten my modem up and running again, I have 2 1/2 days > off, and I would love to be able to use my other computer. > Thanks in advance, > Mark > P.S. I do have several distro disks including Knoppix 6.3 but how does one > boot it if the menu isn't visible?
I'm confused... does it or does it not boot at all? You're blaming the OS, but then turn around and say that you don't even get the Logo splash or BIOS menu... If you don't get those, you have a hardware problem and there is no OS fix that will help you. Even if you are intermittently able to boot, but the rest of the time you don't get the BIOS or Dell Splash, you have hardware problems. Bad ram, bad planar, bad components, whatever... You say "As it booted I could hear the disk running as normal but then I didn't even get the Dell logo/BIOS menu screen." if that's the case, that system isn't even booting. It's just powering on, pushing power to the disk and peripherals, and dying. Not an OS issue. Then you turn around and say "As I write this I'm letting the Dell "run" on battery power" Does that mean you finally got it to actually boot? or did you just power it on, listen to it whirr, and never see the BIOS screen or Dell Logo? Cheers, Jeff ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
