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Old 05-26-2009, 01:59 PM   #51
GeoffC
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I did the same thing to an old laptop :P It'll boot to BIOS but won't install an OS. It'll even boot to an Ubuntu Live CD, but won't get through an install. Probably hard drive issues, though the DVD drive behaves oddly, too.

ditto,

It'll boot from an XP disc and start to install, about 30% in it'll turn off.
On a Ubuntu boot disc it'll give 2 lines of info, the last on the memory.
On a Ubuntu image disc it'll give me "NTLDR missing" error.

I also cannot get to a C: prompt...

It's a 'deadloss' me thinks...
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