Many computers can only run existing code in working memory (ROM or RAM), modern operating systems are typically stored on hard disk, CD-ROM or other storage devices. Once the computer is turned on, it does not have an operating system into memory. The computer hardware can not do the actions of the ...
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My computer just starts when power is applied (without the need to press the power button)
There is a similar post about this issue, but mine is slightly different.
I've just built another computer and I haven't yet connected the power and reset buttons to the motherboard, but I have ...
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Triple boot with windows 8, windows 7 and ubuntu
I tried to install windows 8 to an new hdd, but after installation i cant boot it with grub.I configured grub with sudo update-grub, it added the Windows 8 to the menu (which is instaled to sdb) but ...
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Can't turn computer on after re-attaching hard drive
I have an Eee PC 1008HA. A few days before I got a virus that was preventing the Windows to boot but I could turn the computer on.
I opened (disassembled) the Eee PC, then disconnected the hard disk. ...
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Is possible to load Windows 7 from the eSATA drive, even if it's not supported in BIOS?
I'm using a laptop which has eSATA connection. I would like to install Windows 7 on the external disk (to have it completely separated from the OS on the internal hdd). According to the manufacturer, ...
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Computer loads BIOS, but won't load OS
I have just purchased a brand new motherboard bundle, installed into the old case with the old PSU and the old HDD. I can get into the BIOS, but whenever I try to boot from the HDD, it just sits with ...
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Samsung Galaxy s2 stuck on boot screen after an OTA upgrade [migrated]
I upgraded firmware on my Samsung Galaxy SII via OTA. My starting firmware was android 2.3.4 (gingerbread) and after two successful updates it was on android 2.3.6 . Now it prompted me for another ...
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Booting with more Cores
I was reading ways to enhance speed in Windows 7 and I read where you can enable Windows to boot off of 4 cores vs 1 to boot faster. Is there a reason why you do not want to use all 4 cores to boot?
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Hardware issue: computer plays beep sounds at startup, and then turns off
Turns out that after moving, my computer got damaged somehow. I installed my computer 2 days ago. I didn't check the state of the hardware parts and turned the pc on recklessly, not realizing that the ...
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Unable to mount device on Linux (XFS)
I am unable to mount a device on my server due to error when mounting, the device is type XFS. The mount command returns message: "mount: structure needs cleaning"
I've tried using xfs_check and it ...
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Endless reboot loop with GA-P67A-UD4 due to graphics card
I recently transported my PC and now the computer boots up, waits a few seconds then powers off for a few (usually powers on for around 3 seconds or so but it can vary!) It then powers on again and ...
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Identifying Point of Hardware Failure in Machine
I inherited a machine (specs unknown) which I formatted and installed Windows 2008 Server on, plus some ASP.NET (WCF) services, back in March. All went well, until today, the machine randomly died.
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Is it possible to build a bootable CD Extra (i.e. 1 audio track & 1 bootable data track)?
More precisely, I was wondering if the standards for "CD Extra" and the El-Torito extension to ISO9660 are compatible and allow to create an enhanced CD with one audio track (readable on a CD player) ...
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Windows Vista not booting properly
My Windows Vista (home basic) is not booting properly, It gets stuck after this screen.
When I force a restart, it gives a 'Startup Repair' option sometimes. But having used it once, it only asks me ...
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when trying to install windows 7 on my computer it inly gets to 30 % then gets the blue screen
I have tried both vista and windows 7. I have gotten a new hard drive and it does the same thing. Not sure where to go from here to get windows loaded.
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Boot - Selected Entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt
My computer has been having this issue since last night. It's a self built desktop with:
Intel i5 Processor
ASRock Z68 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
Crucial m4 64gb SSD
I have Windows ...
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4answers
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After Windows installation, no Linux bootup choice?
I have been setting up my computer for work, which runs Linux Ubuntu, and we use a lot of programs etc. so it has taken a day or two to get it all ready.
I was going to have a dual boot with a ...
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2answers
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Can not boot Windows from the main hard disk after formatting drive C in Ubuntu
I had another Windows on drive C. Now I have Windows 7 on drive D. I tried to delete all files and folders or format drive C, but my Windows 7 didn't let me. So I inserted booted in the Ubuntu ...
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Uninstall drivers on an orphaned hard drive
Basically, I need a hard drive (originally from a computer I no longer have) to work on new machine.
What I need from the drive is the configuration of the software installed, not the data.
It has ...
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Why does DDR3 1866 RAM crash UEFI BIOS & DDR3 1333 Does not?
I have an ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard, with an AMD FX8150 processor, and Crossfired (2) Sapphire 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI E 2.1 x16 Video Cards. The memory is PNY DDR3 1866 (4) 4GB sticks for a total ...
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Swapped cases, nw PC won't boot
I got a new case recently so I disassembled my working build and then transfered it to the new case. But now when the power button is pressed the all the fans (CPU, GPU) spin at full speed and the ...
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Why is my ASUS P5SQL PRO is not detecting my OCZ Vertex II 60 gb SSD?
Why is my ASUS P5SQL PRO is not detecting my OCZ Vertex II SSD?
I've unplugged all drives. I've systematically moved the ssd to sata headers 1-6. The bios lists only "harddrive" in the boot device ...
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Windows doesn't show up as bootable operating system on Mac
My MacBook Air running Windows 7 got messed up after my cat forced power off. After a reboot, I kept getting a STOP error trying to boot, and my OS X installation vanished as a bootable OS (and the ...
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Detecting which GRUB2 menu entry the system was booted with
I am working on a remote server with no KVM, and am modifying stuff in the boot loader menu. I enabled the fallback and "default boot once" options in case for when I screw something up.
Is there a ...
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Windows won't boot, recovery disk stalls, booting from linux usb reports failed to mount - input/output error
Here are the steps taken so far:
Try booting in safe mode, and boot without networking -> Stalls at loading classpnp.sys
Try booting in safe mode, do a repair -> Stalls no error
Boot from windows 7 ...
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OSX 10.7: improve boot-up speed
On my old Core2Duo Mac mini I have OS X 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7. The first two boot quite quickly (~20sec), but 10.7 needs approx. 1min to show the login screen. On my new Core-i5-Mac mini (8GB RAM) the ...
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How can I make Windows XP bootable again?
Some time ago, I replaced my hard drive. Foolishly, I imaged the individual partitions, not the entire drive. That meant that my system was unbootable. For my primary OS (Linux), that was no problem ...
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3answers
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Why does the fan spin up to high speed momentarily when the computer is starting?
On many computers, when the computer is turned on (even before POST), the fan spins up to high speed momentarily, then settles down to normal operating speed. This appears to be normal, but why is ...
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What is wrong with Linux Mint 12 [closed]
I have just installed Linux Mint 12 (KDE) as the only system.
This can't be right....
Blank screen during boot process and shutdown.
No boot logs.
" #init 1 " results in a system crash.
No file ...
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UEFI Crashing When Trying to Enter BIOS
I have a AMD FX8150 Processor in a ASUS Sabertooth 990FX Motherboard with (4) 4GB PNY DDR3 1866 Memory for a total of 16GB. I also have (2) Sapphire 6870 1GB GDDR5 PCI E 2.1 X16 Video Cards that I am ...
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Install Ubuntu 12.04 on an external hard-drive
I found this website talking about installing Ubuntu on an external hard-drive.
http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/02/20/install-ubuntu-11-10-on-external-hard-drive-with-an-ntfs-partition-at-the-end/
I ...
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1answer
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Hanging boot and cannot boot to disk
I'm having a very puzzling problem with my PC. Recently I have not been able to boot very consistently. The boot will hang during the Windows 7 splash screen and will not go further. The same thing ...
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HP G62 Won't turn on after plugging in HDMI cable.
I plugged in my Rocketfish HDMI cable (which was already connected to my TV) and boom, my computer turns off as if it was unplugged and the battery removed. This had also happened to me yesterday when ...
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1answer
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How to Boot CentOS in CLI?
I have a CentOS 6.2 OS which boots into GUI. How, upon startup, can I not boot into the GUI and instead, boot into the CLI? I want to do this at computer startup time.
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Linux booting error (all distro)
I used to have a Windows Seven and Archlinux dual boot system, then I tried erasing my disk and installing only an Archlinux distribution. After I finished preparing everything (I made dozens of ...
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The computer won't boot [closed]
I have a computer with Windows XP installed on it. But today I couldn't start it. The computer starts and it give up the "check" screen and the screen where I need to press a button to boot the system ...
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1answer
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GRUB freeze - Debian/Ubuntu home server
I am trying to setup my own home server - headless. It is a Fit-PC2 machine (full tech specs here: http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/fit-pc2-specifications/ ) with 160GB HDD so it has limited BIOS ...
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Bypassing windows xp passwords without CD or USB
I got 2 PC's here, that my mother asked to fix, but I can't log in. Admin accounts have a password set. I can't boot from USB, they're to old and don't support it. The DVD drive doesn't seem to be ...
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Need handholding with BCDEDIT modifications
Just upgraded my Win7-32 computer by adding a new hard drive, new memory and a new installation of Win7-64. The Win7-32 installation still exists and was on the C:\ drive but now from the Win7-64 ...
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1answer
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How to install Mac OS on Quicksilver PowerDesk G4 with blank hard drive
I have a Quicksilver PowerDesk G4 and the hard drive is blank and also I have no boot disc.
What should I do then? Would burning a Mac OS 9.2.1 installion disc using a Mac computer and the IS960 ...
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Dell Inspiron 530 desktop tries 3 times to boot, then fails
First of all, please don't close this question as a duplicate. While it sounds similar to an old question on here, my situation is a bit different.
My Dell Inspiron 530 Desktop has stopped booting. A ...
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Partition has disappeared
I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 from 11.?? anyway I can't log in to Ubuntu and I posted a question on askUbuntu and they said just to re-install. Anyway I was just looking at my partitions ...
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remove deleted OSs from grub 1.98 boot menu
I am trying to remove entries for deleted operating systems, from grub 1.98 menu.
I am using Gnu/Linux Debian 6 ( grub version 1.98+20100804-14+squeeze1 ).
I have an Ubuntu partition with 10 kernel ...
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Windows 7, doesn't start up at times and/or is very slow to start
I have a older system, Asus P5N (MB) Intel core 2 6600, 32 bit (OS) 4.00 GB RAM. The problem is ever since I changed from windows XP to 7. at times it will not start up at all, the fans all start but ...
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ubuntu 10.04 stuck on booting due to disk is already mounted
I replaced a failed hard disk which was mounted to /home. After boot, I logged in as root and replaced the uuid of the /home mount in /etc/fstab then rebooted it. Now it gets stuck on boot with the ...
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HybridGraphics vga_switcheroo switch to intel at boot [closed]
I asked my question at http://askubuntu.com/q/134428/49135 and now I'm asking it here.
I have followed this https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HybridGraphics but it didn't work
I'm getting the error ...
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SSD Drive 0, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
After installing Windows 7, my Intel SSD was drive 0, added a extra HDD for Storage and now the new drive is drive 0. I have tried switching SATA ports on MotherBoard and it doesn't make any ...
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Booting from a CD when the keyboard isn't responding
I'm trying to boot into a CD. Unfortunately, I have to "press a key to continue" and my keyboard doesn't load/light up/start responding/etc. until after Windows starts. What can I do?
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why my laptop hangs up some times before booting?
I have a laptop installed windows 7 and win server 2003 with dual boot. Every time I switch on my laptop it prompts with "Boot Manager" asking which OS need to boot up. Here comes my problem, it hangs ...
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Switching RAM modules fixes boot hiccups. Why?
I have a rather old motherboard with 4 DDR2 slots, all occupied.
I bought the board, RAM modules, and CPU from an acquaintance, second hand, so I do not know the exact history of the problem.
The ...
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1answer
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Remove Grub 2 Blockfiles from Partition eg. /dev/sda1
In the process of setting up an encrypted windows partition along with a dual booting Ubuntu, I have had to install the grub boot loader onto a partition (/dev/sda1) instead of the mbr.
In this setup ...
