Originally posted by accordaffair
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I tried all kinds of keys and it still doesn't work. When I turn on the laptop, it tries to power up, then cuts off, then tries again, then cuts off, and so on and so forth. I think it's time for a Dell.
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hmmm, yeah it sounds like it either needs to be taken to a repair guy, or just given up on...sorry I couldn't help more
on the stairs, she grabs my arm, says whats up,
where you been, is something wrong?
i try to just smile, and say everything’s fine.Comment
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Nah, I appreciate all of your help and everybody else that gave advice. I've been shopping around for new laptops the past couple nights and found a nice Acer for $559.99. Everybody keeps telling me that Dell's desktops are good, but their laptops aren't so hot and that I should get an Acer, since they're good for the price. So hopefully that'll be the best decision.Originally posted by accordaffair View PostComment
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I think everyone is digging too deep here.
The way to get into the BIOS differs from computer to computer. Many new Vista machines don't even show the key that you need to press upon bootup... nothing but a blank screen. The reason it does not go any further is simply because it doesn't have a drive with an OS installed on it.
Oh, and you cannot install an OS onto a drive via another computer. It needs to be installed in the computer that it will be used on when it is intalled. Otherwise you will run into some serious driver issues, and the OS will work with limited abilities, if at all.
Put the drive in the laptop. Find out what key you need to press to get into the bios. Get in, and change the boot order to call for the optical drive before the hard drive. Save changes, and exit. Reboot with the disc in the drive (Vista). Install it, then use a partition tool to make your Ubuntu partition.
If you really can't get into the bios, and there's nothing on the screen at all, then you have a hardware issue like stated above.Comment
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