[Gllug] pc problem

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 04 Feb, Panos Savvas wrote:
> Hard to diagnose this i guess:
> 
> I had a perfectly good linux install running. However I changed cases and
> all has gone pear shaped.
> 
> All my partitions seem to have disappeared except /home.
> I though never mind... lets re-install.. the important stuff is still safe.
> 
> So I removed the disk and used another pc to back up the /home partition.
> Reconnected the drive and loaded the latest ubuntu live cd.
> This loaded happily and I selected to boot into the live environment from

> the first list of options
> The ubuntu loading bar appeared but then all activity froze after about 2
> minutes.
> I rebooted the machine and attempted to enter the bios.
> 
> I get as far "prepare to enter bios" and no further. This is very odd and I
> can't understand. I have rechecked wiring many times.
> There is no new hardware (event the power supply is the same).
> 
> If you think hardware details might help I can list them off. I am thinking
> it has something to do with the graphics card (not sure why, just a gut
> feeling. hangs seem to happen whenever anything slightly more exciting than
> black and white text is expected). However wouldn't this preclude any
> monitor activity?
> 
> Even the live cd doesn't load anymore.
> 
> Any ideas on how to diagnose this would be appreciated. Although I don't
> have any spare components to interchange with I might be able to borrow
> something from friends.
> Could it be something overheating? I have been building pc's for years and

> am sure everything is correctly attached and cooling is adequate. But this
> only partial disfunction feels like over heating.
> 
> 
> Thanks all
> 
> 

   If it boots into the BIOS, does the clock show the correct time? If wrong
there could be a problem with the BIOS battery. Is it a specialist
motherboard?

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