It it boots from a live CD or bootable USB drive, then it is likely the hard disk. That is easily enough replaced, if so.
If not, it could be a variety of things ranging from a boot rom to a short on the motherboard.
David
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> I have a computer that is HP Pavillian that had ubuntu 9.04 with gnome running on it. This is what happened:
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> I had to leave so I locked the screen and closed the laptop. I came back to it a couple of days later only to find that it was off. I tried to turn it back on but I get just past the POST test and the phenox tech screen with options comes up. Then nothing! It will not go further, I pushed both options that were displayed. and still nothing! Can anyone help me out, or is it just fried and need to toss the computer.
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> Thanks,
> Michael
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