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Hi, Everyone, I recently solved (effectively bypassed) my problem by burning a live Plop Linux DVD. Plop Linux comes with a Boot Disk Manager known as PlopK, which works wonderfully for me in booting up my Linux desktop independently of its BIOS. Plop Linux is available at http://www.plop.at...

ClayTaco, I agree with you on not-so-old PCs. I bought on Craigslist a very good 2011 Dell Latitude laptop this spring, which performs better than my pre-2005 computers on account of its more modern hardware. I am using Browser Linux only as a diagnostic tool. It is the only live CD that...

ClayTaco, You may find the following partial recording of a good Browser Linux boot-up on one of my Linux Mint machines of interest. I captured only the beginning of the process. I hope you can find some useful clues in it by comparing its info against my previously posted picture. 2015-01-01...

Only the Browser Linux live CD reveals enough information on how far the booting process goes before it totally stops. I am not sure if I've posted a screen shot on this forum. Yesterday I managed to boot this Compaq indirectly with a live Ubuntu USB stick by means of a Plop Boot Manager CD...

Hi, xwb, Thanks for your suggestion. All of the live CDs were burned long ago and have always worked on this desktop and my other computers until lately. The issue I'm reporting is a new phenomenon. In short, when I try to boot up a live CD, it doesn't matter whether I place it in the CD or...

ClayTaco (MIS) 24 Nov 15 02:12 While you've got the case open you should check the capacitors. Bad caps will be slightly puffy (or they may be entirely blown) and may have a brownish look (or be leaking their guts out). If replacing the battery doesn't work you can pull the motherboard and look...

Hi, rclarke250, Good idea. That's something I haven't thought about even though my motherboard's battery was last replaced less than two years ago. I'll replace it and report back. The battery proved to be in good condition. Thanks. julianvb

Hi, rclarke250, Thanks for your good suggestions. This ITX was supposed to be good when I got it from our computer club a few months ago. The 256MB RAM card looks like brand-new. I'll replace it with a known working module and re-test the ITX. julianvb

2015-11-22 My 2004 Compaq Presario SR1020NX has been running Linux Mint 17.1 well for two years. Recently it suddenly stopped running any live Linux distribution disks including Ubuntu, Puppy Linux, Browser Linux, Damn Small Linux, Linux Mint. I've not yet tried a Windows XP installation disk...

2015-11-22 I am trying to use a VIA EPIA ME6000 ITX mini-motherboardfor the first time with an ATX supply still mounted in an old Compaq desktop. I am getting power to the ITX as its heat sinks feel warm, but no signals to the display which remains dark. The Windows XP HDD connected to the ITX...