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Bob wrote:
> gary wrote:
>> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>>> In aus.computers.linux on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:33:37 +0000 gary
>>> <glralph@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>>>> Hi all I went  to use my computer and it was playing up so i 
>>>> restarted it and a heap of text comes up and it says to hit
>>>> control D to  exit and restart it when i do this it just
>>>> repeats the same it is very frustrating!
>>>
>>> THe heap of text is an error.  It wants you to do something, and
>>> it is telling you what to do.
>>>
>>> My guess (and that's all it is until you can copy the error
>>> message and post it) is that it is having trouble with a disk.
>>>
>>> Usually it wants you to give the root password, then fix the
>>> disk.
>>>
>>> But exactly how to fix the disk is in the heap of text.
>>>
>>> Zebee
>> thanks for that Zebee it does say something about the root
>> password and a disk error (fail)so should i hit delete to get the
>> bios thing up and go from there or should i try to save my stuff
>> onto a cd  while using the live cd then re install Ubuntu? If so
>> how would i get my email addresses etc from evolution mail? Thanks
>> again Gary
> 
> Gary, other than Zeebee's request for you to post the error message,
> why not take the cover off your computer and carefully clean all dust
> from the motherboard and everywhere else, then pull the disk drive
> cable and power connectors out before carefully lining up the pins
> and fitting them snugly back exactly where they came from?
> 
> By the way, no matter what operating system I'm using, I wouldn't be
> without my USB hard drive, just for backups.
> 
> 
USB hard drive is that the same as a external hard drive?
thank Gary