Hi Rowan, 2009/6/14 Rowan <rowan.berke...@googlemail.com>: > Hi. My 'Linux Certified' (Compal JHL-90) just died on me. First the > display froze, then when I force-restarted it, it wouldn't go past the > first Intel splash screen (with no boot options strip at the bottom), > and now it just generates no display at all, though the screen is > backlit normally. The fan runs for two or three seconds then stops, > which is its normal behaviour, so this seems like a hardware fault that > stops the Operating System from booting.
My Dell did something similar. Turned out to be lack of cooling causing the video card to go pop. > It could just be that the CPU > is loose in its socket. Is there anyone reading this list or recommended > by those who do, that I can take it to in central London? I shall pay > any repair cost and get 'Linux Certified' to refund me (since it's still > under hardware guarantee). > Does the hardware guarantee cover you in the UK? Didn't you get the laptop from the US? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
