[NTLUG:Discuss] MBR problem

[Terry Henderson]

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 17:08:16 -0500, Fred James
<fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> wrote:
> My laptop hard drive ground itself to death
> I installed a new drive and happily went about installing Mandrake 9.1 again

Are you sure you wouldn't like to try a newer version, like 9.2 or 10.0?
(I've got both [ISOs])

> All is well until reboot - then all get (after the messages about how to
> get to setup) is a black screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left
> hand corner.
> 
> Please - I would be most appreciative if some one could point me in the
> right direction.
> 

Boot to install CD again, I think there's a rescue mode in there someplace.

> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer.
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
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