--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, J <dreadpiratejeff@...> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 14:16, Darksyde <m_alexander61@...> 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...
*Sorry if you got the wrong impression, Jeff, but I was definitely NOT blaming the OS. In fact, I'm sure that it's a hardware issue, just wanted to give a bit of background so that anyone who might have a solution (other than trashing the computer) could offer a suggestion.
>
> 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.
*No, Jeff, and I didn't say that it was an OS issue, but possibly an issue that could be at least partly resolved with software.
>
> 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?
*"Run" meant sitting idle while the battery drained completely. As I said, I had a similar situation with my other computer (which I'm using now, of course) and I resolved the problem by draining the battery completely, taking it out for a bit and rebooting using household current. Please understand, I'm NOT blaming the OS at all. In fact, I was rather hoping that I might be able to find a solution to get the Dell up again, even if only to grab some files before repairing/replacing. As you know, hardware and software work together in what we refer to as a computer.
Thanks for your input though.
Mark
No comments:
Post a Comment