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R500 won't go past XP startup screen

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R500 won't go past XP startup screen

#1 Post by cshuy » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:38 pm

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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Re: R500 won't go past XP startup screen

#2 Post by ZaZ » Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:50 pm

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

#3 Post by Harryc » Mon Jul 04, 2011 6:17 pm

Go into BIOS and run the hard disk diagnostic (BIOS - hold down F1 on boot)

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Re: R500 won't go past XP startup screen

#4 Post by lead_org » Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:17 am

check your usb ports, have a look at this thread:

http://forum.lenovo.com/t5/R-L-Series-T ... a-p/301526
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