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pc will not boot

Asked by Craig

I have Ubuntu 9.10 installed and everything seemed fine. Til one day I went to turn on the pc and it would not boot. I obeserved the power on activities and noted the process stop just after the cd rom was detected..... no hardware detection.... no bios information displayed.

I have taken out all cards except the video card.... reset the cmos as advised by motherboard manufacturer - ASROCK and even taken the cmos battery out and put it back in after 30 mins.... but alas it did not boot.

I think my next move would be to take it to a shop for them to investigate the problem, however as I run Ubuntu I don't think the shop would be able to help.

My question is (finally!!) can anyone advise of a shop experienced in Ubuntu in Melbourne Australia that I can take my pc to? And.... if the motherboard is dead.... is it just a simple (?) job to replace the motherboard and plug everything back in with no issues with Ubuntu?

Appreciate any assistance

Regards

Craig

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Charles Profitt (cprofitt) said : 		#1

From what you are describing it could be one of many hardware issues -- but yes, if you remove the HD, isolate the issue and reinstall the HD Ubuntu should boot.

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Craig (hawkeye-speedskater) said : 		#2

Thanks Charles....

Problem was a flat CMOS battery.... it's replaced and now pc works fine...