Re: Fedora core 5 install problem

["Keith G. Robertson-Turner" <fedora-gmane.00002@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kaushik Chauhan wrote:
> Hi
> I had to re-install because when the processor went wrong, i could not 
> boot to any thing so, having all the disks ( windows XP and FC5 ), i 
> thought why not re-install everything from scratch .
> I think that there may be a hard drive problem on the boot configuration 
> , but since i am not into the hardware side of pc's i would not kow 
> where to start examining for errors.

Could be that you suffered multiple instances of hardware failure due to 
power problems, cooling problems, cabling issues, or whatever.

If the drives are not physically b0rked, you may just need to zero them 
first to kick them into life. If the issue is more serious, then sorry 
but it looks like another visit to the shop for new drives too.

First off, I'd get the hardware checked by someone who actually knows 
what they're doing. It could be that the CPU is inadvertently 
overclocked or set to the wrong voltage. It could be a memory timing 
issue. It could be any of a myriad of hardware issues, but since you 
admit you know nothing about the hardware you are working with, you 
really need someone knowledgeable there with you to take a look.

--
K.