If you are able then yes, this should provide similar results.
On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM, bryn mitchell <bryn_mitch...@yahoo.com.au>wrote: > Thanks David. > Given that this is a laptop I am hesitant to perform open heart surgery and > wonder if the same result may be achieved by doing a factory reset by > getting into the BIOS setup at startup. > Interested in your opinion. > Thanks again David. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* David Fawcett <omniw...@gmail.com> > *To:* bryn mitchell <b...@mitchells.id.au> > *Cc:* ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > *Sent:* Sun, 27 December, 2009 1:42:01 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Karmic Koala takes long time to load > > Hey Bryn, > > The flash cursor gives me a little more information so thanks for that. :) > > Sounds like the hard drive isn't being detected during startup. To be more > specific it sounds like it isn't mounting the drive correctly. > > This could be a motherboard issue or it could be an issue with the bios or > it could be an issue with the hard drive. > > I'm going to assume you don't have the manual that came with your > motherboard which will tell you how to do I bios reset. If you do have it > please refer to it for how to reset the bios, otherwise I recommend you > follow these instructions. > > > 1. Power down the PC. > 2. Unplug the power cable from the back. > 3. Open up the side of the PC case so you can see the motherboard. > 4. Locate something that looks like an oversized watch battery - it may > amuse you to know it is actually an oversized watch battery. ;) > 5. There will be a small clip on one side that holds it in place. > Pushing back on that clip will usually make the battery pop out and from > there you can pull the battery out. Please do this. > 6. Wait a few seconds. > 7. Put the battery back in, close up the case, plug the computer back > in and turn it on. > > > This should reset the bios to it's factory settings and hopefully fix your > problem. > > If it doesn't then I suggest you do the following. > > > 1. Find the SATA cable <http://www.gshop.com.au/images/sata_cable.jpg> > leading > from your hard drive to the motherboard. > 2. Where it plugs into the motherboard you should see several other > places where you can plug the had drive in. > 3. Unplug it from the current SATA plug on the motherboard and plug it > into a different one. > > What we are testing here is if it's a fault with the BIOS or with the SATA > port on the motherboard. > > If it's neither of these then it's likely to be a more serious issue. > > > > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 11:52 AM, bryn mitchell < > bryn_mitch...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > >> G'day David. >> The holdup is either after the BIOS has loaded or is during the BIOS load >> up period. It is difficult to tell as it simply shows a blank screen with a >> flashing cursor in the top left hand corner. >> Ironically, when starting the machine today it started with minimal >> hesitation. Yesterday I had to do a number of re-starts to get the OS to >> load. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* David Fawcett <omniw...@gmail.com> >> *To:* bryn mitchell <b...@mitchells.id.au> >> *Cc:* ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com >> *Sent:* Sat, 26 December, 2009 5:57:37 PM >> *Subject:* Re: Karmic Koala takes long time to load >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:26 AM, bryn mitchell < >> bryn_mitch...@yahoo.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Running Karmic Koala. >>> Sometimes the operating system either takes a very long time to load or >>> requires one or more restarts. >>> This is not always the case but it seems to be happening more often. >>> Computer is Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop, Bios revision A12, MM064 series. >>> >>> Advice gratefully received. >>> >> >> At what point is it requiring multiple restarts? >> >> Is it during the bios bootup (or soon afterwards) or while the OS is >> loading? >> >> ------------------------------ >> See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out >> now<http://au.rd.yahoo.com/movies/mailtagline/*http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/> >> . >> > > > ------------------------------ > See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out > now<http://au.rd.yahoo.com/movies/mailtagline/*http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/> > . >
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