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Posted by dg on October 21, 2007, 11:21 am
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> HD on my HPCompaq nx9030 (laptop) failed (a year past guarantee)
>
> I tried to boot Ubuntu (linux) direct from CD, but it hangs and never
> boots. CD seems OK, so I'm wondering:
> Is a properly working HD required even for a CD boot?
>
> (The CD boot hangs up in the same way, whether the HD is inserted or
> removed.
>
> If original OS (Win xp) is re-installed, Win XP does boot from the
> "failed" HD, but with some functions not working, such as "sleep/
> hibernation", sound, etc.)
>
> Thanks for any opinions.
I'd see about finding a diagnostics disk for your laptop; but the
first thing I would try is memtestx86 (since it's free) to see if the
CPU caches and RAM operate flawlessly, while you're waiting for your
diagnostics disk to arrive. At a first guess, I would say your
laptop's BIOS firmware has become corrupted (usually due to power
surges and localized brownouts), but before you try to re-flash /
update it you need to make sure that RAM and CPU cache are not the
problem. If your BIOS is bad, then you should replace your AC adapter
with a new one, as usually the AC adapter will stabilize / regulate AC
power at least to an extent.
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