On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Paolo Galtieri <pgalti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Boris Epstein <borepst...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Wow, this is weird... >> >> Have you tried reinstalling Linux? I know this is a crude approach to the >> problem but I can't think of anything smarter at the moment. >> >> Boris. >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Paolo Galtieri <pgalti...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Folks, >>> here's my situation and am wondering if anybody could provide some >>> suggestions. >>> >>> Three weeks ago I had the motherboard of my Dell Precision M65 laptop >>> replaced due to issues with the video card. After the Dell tech replaced >>> the board I had no problems booting up on my F16 installation. After a few >>> days this motherboard started exhibiting power supply issues. The system >>> would switch from AC power to battery, dimming the monitor, and then switch >>> back to AC with the monitor brightening. This continued to happen on and >>> off for several weeks, it also would happen under Windows 7, so wasn't an >>> OS issue. I tried two different external power supplies, but the problem >>> still occurred. If I took the battery out and ran on just the AC then the >>> system would power itself off within a minute or two. I contacted Dell and >>> described the problem and today the Dell tech replaced the motherboard >>> again. The problem is that now Linux no longer boots. It starts to boot, >>> it loads the kernel and the ramdisk, but then the fan speeds up and the >>> system powers off. Earlier today I was able to boot off a F16 DVD and was >>> able to backup my user account data to an external drive. Now when I try >>> it it no longer works, it starts the process, I get prompted for language >>> and keyboard, but then again the fans speed up and the system powers off. >>> The system is configured to boot both Windows 7 and Linux. If I boot >>> Windows it comes up just fine and runs, but Linux wont. When I boot >>> Windows the fans do not speed up as they do with Linux. >>> >>> Anybody have any ideas as to what might be going on? >>> >>> The system is updated to the lasted changes. I tried to boot an earlier >>> kernel, but I get the same behavior. >>> >>> Any help is appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Paolo >>> >>> > I'd try, the problem is that booting from a Fedora 16 DVD also causes the > system to power off :-( > > Paolo > > >>> I can see at least two possibilities: 1) The F16 DVD is defective. I'd check it somewhere. 2) Your hardware is defective. Beyond that I am not sure what to say at this point. Sorry... Boris.
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