My roommate's R500 is acting up again.
It will load to the point of the Windows XP screen (the title screen with the moving green bar) and freeze there.
Does anyone have either advice on what to do next or any thoughts on what the problem might be or is?
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R500 won't go past XP startup screen
R500 won't go past XP startup screen
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Re: R500 won't go past XP startup screen
Try a Linux disc to see if it'll boot that way.
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Re: R500 won't go past XP startup screen
Go into BIOS and run the hard disk diagnostic (BIOS - hold down F1 on boot)
Re: R500 won't go past XP startup screen
check your usb ports, have a look at this thread:
http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/R-L-Series-T ... a-p/301526
http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/R-L-Series-T ... a-p/301526
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