N3051M
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I've taken my friends laptop home (MSI S262) with me and first off i'll tell you what works:
- Boots memtest (cd) and passes 19 tests, no errors
- boots ubuntu and knoppix live cds
- can still read the hdd using knoppix +ntfs
- boots past BIOS (obviously)
Now, what doesn't work:
- windows xp hdd boot (loads past BIOS then hangs)
- windows xp home/pro retail boot cds (loads CD, enters into "Checking hardware etc" then blanks out)
With a desktop, i would normaly pull it apart and try and boot barebones, however since its a laptop its not an option.. also tried taking out the batterypack and holding the power button a bit as advised by a friend.
So.. comments, thoughts on how to proceed?
- Boots memtest (cd) and passes 19 tests, no errors
- boots ubuntu and knoppix live cds
- can still read the hdd using knoppix +ntfs
- boots past BIOS (obviously)
Now, what doesn't work:
- windows xp hdd boot (loads past BIOS then hangs)
- windows xp home/pro retail boot cds (loads CD, enters into "Checking hardware etc" then blanks out)
With a desktop, i would normaly pull it apart and try and boot barebones, however since its a laptop its not an option.. also tried taking out the batterypack and holding the power button a bit as advised by a friend.
So.. comments, thoughts on how to proceed?