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Hi all, I just wanted to share a recent incident on my UD3LR system(named Sunny). This system was operating normally before a renter (at the house) borrowed it for a few sessions. I recall turning it on the next day and it started normal but then lost the internet and then froze and had other troubles that I listed in another post. Here is a link Light Blue screen/White Screen freezing - MajorGeeks Support Forums
So I posted my troubles about a possible virus infection and was declared clean by Majorgeeks support forums.
I did read some entries in the event manager that led me to think it was a hardware problem-USB or PS-2 mouse port etc. I though well why wait around to do various tests when I can troubleshoot it myself? I realized my install may have been Borked so I reinstalled and at that point I saw the abnormal graphics in the second stage of the POST screen. I was trying to boot to CD to reinstall the system. Prior to this I used a systemrescueCD to format all partitions and resize too.
What I saw was beyond belief, various letters were missing, blank or abnormal looking. There were red diamond shapes (1) at certain components on the secondary boot screen. There was even a Smily face sitting in this screen at one place, yes a smily face. It was not like a type smily it was more of a round circle with black lines for eyes and mouth. I also saw various color blocks all around the screen sometimes more somtimes less.
Tired of writing now will tell how it was solved tomorrow night
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So I posted my troubles about a possible virus infection and was declared clean by Majorgeeks support forums.
I did read some entries in the event manager that led me to think it was a hardware problem-USB or PS-2 mouse port etc. I though well why wait around to do various tests when I can troubleshoot it myself? I realized my install may have been Borked so I reinstalled and at that point I saw the abnormal graphics in the second stage of the POST screen. I was trying to boot to CD to reinstall the system. Prior to this I used a systemrescueCD to format all partitions and resize too.
What I saw was beyond belief, various letters were missing, blank or abnormal looking. There were red diamond shapes (1) at certain components on the secondary boot screen. There was even a Smily face sitting in this screen at one place, yes a smily face. It was not like a type smily it was more of a round circle with black lines for eyes and mouth. I also saw various color blocks all around the screen sometimes more somtimes less.
Tired of writing now will tell how it was solved tomorrow night
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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