On 14 Jun 2009, at 22:27, Alan Pope <a...@popey.com> wrote:
> Hi Rowan, > > 2009/6/14 Rowan <rowan.berke...@googlemail.com>: >> Hi. My 'Linux Certified' (Compal JHL-90) just died on me. First the >> display froze, then when I force-restarted it, it wouldn't go past >> the >> first Intel splash screen (with no boot options strip at the bottom), >> and now it just generates no display at all, though the screen is >> backlit normally. The fan runs for two or three seconds then stops, >> which is its normal behaviour, so this seems like a hardware fault >> that >> stops the Operating System from booting. > > My Dell did something similar. Turned out to be lack of cooling > causing the video card to go pop. > >> It could just be that the CPU >> is loose in its socket. Is there anyone reading this list or >> recommended >> by those who do, that I can take it to in central London? I shall pay >> any repair cost and get 'Linux Certified' to refund me (since it's >> still >> under hardware guarantee). >> > > Does the hardware guarantee cover you in the UK? Didn't you get the > laptop from the US? > > Cheers, > Al. I was just about to say the same Alan. There was a laptop in at work the other day doing something similar, and usually it is the graphics card. However, there has been a case where it was a stick of faulty RAM or RAM bay. Try taking your sticks out one at a time and swapping them between bays. James -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
