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?
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