On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 2:58 AM, Edward M <martinezedward...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07/03/2012 02:15 PM, Carsten Mattner wrote: >> >> At that point I hit hard (cold) reset and since that time the machine >> won't leave the BIOS startup phase (POST?). >> >> Took out the CMOS battery for a minute to no avail. Anything else I >> should try? Is it possible that the ROM or CPU has been damaged by >> the installer? I can't even get into the BIOS via DEL. >> I'll take out the CMOS battery overnight and try tomorrow. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> . > > > > Sounds like identical problem i was having with my old intel based > laptop. > After the first reboot, following an install, it would get stuck on the > BIOS screen. > i had to do. turn off the system, remove the hd, connect it on an > another system and install > another os, erasing dragonfly. reconnect the hd back to the laptop then > the laptop would boot fine. > > unfortunately, i never found the solution, the hd pins were beginning to > bend from removing > the hd alot trying to find a workaround. >
The most important questions are - will the installer always corrupt the hdd in this machine? - is there a plan to fix this?
