[Discuss] Acer Aspire One

[from Saanichton BC]

Perhaps it is only trying to boot from USB.  Maybe a time-out?

Anyway, here is the BIOS reset (which is really a BIOS reload).

http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/08/acer-aspire-one-bios-recovery.html

C

2009/4/13 stanfish <stanfish at shaw.ca>

> I need some help and I wonder if someone on the list can point me in the
> right direction.
> I have an Aspire One netbook running Ubuntu 8.10. and which has been
> running very well for about 6 months.
> I wanted to try a live version of eeebuntu-2.0-ntr.iso, so I made up a USB
> thumb drive (there is no DVD drive) and changed the boot order in the Bios
> to boot from the USB port.
> When I rebooted there was only a black screen and no indication that the
> bios had booted. The only activity was the fan sound. No flashing of the
> diode indicating the hard drive was active.
> So I shutdown, removed the thumb drive, restarted and the same result...no
> indication that anything was loading.
> Is this a Bios failure? Motherboard issue?.....anyone have any suggestion
> as to what is failing and how to fix it?
> And, if neccessary, can anyone point me to tech who is experienced with
> linux laptops and could repair it.
> Thanks
> Stan Fisher
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