Boomyal
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Mrs. B's Dell laptop just up and quit. She rebooted after running a malware scan and it just came up to a black screen with a little horizontal dash in the upper left hand corner. It would seem to start normal, bringing up the Dell logo with a little scrolling bar, then just go to the blank screen.
I thought perhaps the hard drive died. A friend put in a hard drive diagnostic CD and it showed no problems. He then stuck in a Linux disc and it booted right up, even connecting tot he internet. This all seems to show that the hard drive and motherboard are ok.
Not sure what to try next. Any ideas?
I thought perhaps the hard drive died. A friend put in a hard drive diagnostic CD and it showed no problems. He then stuck in a Linux disc and it booted right up, even connecting tot he internet. This all seems to show that the hard drive and motherboard are ok.
Not sure what to try next. Any ideas?