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BIOS corrupted? How to proceed? Acer Travelmate 290

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Mar 15, 20268871 views
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I have a older ACER Travelmate 290 (manufactured in 2002 or 2003), which I recently tried to upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10. After doing the upgrade process it appeared as if I had a problem with my x server configuration, as on the first reboot post-install I heard the Ubuntu startup sound, but had a blac…

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This isn't necessarily a BIOS issue. The first few things to check are 1) Hook up an external display. If you can get anything on that you have a video card/LCD issue. (You may have to use an Fn key combo to get the external display up. check your m…

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