Sony Vaio will not boot

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jogc - 27 Oct 2009 à 17:30
 Scarface - 12 Jun 2010 à 02:55
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 19528 Registration date Wednesday 8 October 2008 Status Contributor Last seen 15 June 2019 1,824
27 Oct 2009 à 21:11
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
I just had that problem......new video card is what fixed mine.
Ohhh dammit having the same problem! cnt boot frm ma USB!
:((