Sony Vaio will not boot

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jogc - Oct 27, 2009 at 05:30 PM
 Scarface - Jun 12, 2010 at 02:55 AM
Hello,
My machine was working fine till lights went out now my machine is booting up to bios but will not boot to vista I am getting a bunch of dollar signs. Does any one have an idea?
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xpcman Posts 19530 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,826
Oct 27, 2009 at 09:11 PM
Sounds like hardware problems - hard drive or motherboard.
I would download and burn a Linux install CD on another computer. Ubuntu Linux is a good one to try. I would change the boot device to your CD drive, then you should be able to "run from CD" to test if the motherboard will still run a OS. If Linux runs from the CD then your problem is with the hard drive.

Good Luck
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I just had that problem......new video card is what fixed mine.
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Ohhh dammit having the same problem! cnt boot frm ma USB!
:((
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