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I have an Asus u56e laptop running dual boot setup, Windows 7 and 12.04. I had Windows 7 first. I was wondering what's the easiest way possible to erase/format my drive (500GB) so that it deletes Ubuntu and Windows 7 so I can reinstall 12.04 onto my whole drive? Does the Ubuntu Live CD help make this…
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There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I'm using 12.04 beta. Today I was prompted to install some updates, which I did, followed by a reboot. On reboot, X starts, but all I see is a single dialog window in the middle of the screen…
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I have seen in some version of Ubuntu that instead of making a huge change to update to the latest kernel, they take some of the good stuff out of it, for the sake of stability and put it on a previous version.
In this case, kernel 3.3 has seen some very good power management enhancements that are…
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My Wired PS/2 keyboard and mouse do not work in 12.04, either in a fresh install or from the Live CD. A USB keyboard and mouse will work. The PS/2 keyboard and mouse will work using the same hardware and a fresh 10.04 Ubuntu install or a fresh Windows 7 install. The motherboard is a Foxconn D270S…
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I recently did a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.04 two days ago. Or at least I thought it was 12.04, but actually 12.04.1. Now I'm having errors popping up from the grub loader. Error: no video mode activated which was apparently resolved in this bug# 699802. However these workarounds are for 11.xx…
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I have bought a 320GB External HDD which I want to use with my Playstation3.
I know it will only work with a Fat32 file system so using some free HP software it formatted it, unbeknown to me it will only work up to 32GB.
After seeing this I panicked, downloaded Partition Wizard Home Edition and…
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Hi,
I have a Verbatim 1080p external HDD (47535 model).
When i plug it in, the power and the hdd leds are lighting, but it has an anoying sound every half second or so.
Is there any posibility to fix it OR retrieve my data? Or is a mechanical problem?
Thanks!
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I've used my WD My Book 1TB for quite some time now. I always simply unplug it without officially 'ejecting' it. However, yesterday I did eject it (the partitions) before unplugging it.
However, now, when i reconnect the hdd, it does not show the drives. It only shows the WD SmartWare partition (which…
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Hi,
I have a Verbatim 1080p external HDD (47535 model).
When i plug it in, the power and the hdd leds are lighting, but it has an anoying sound every half second or so.
Is there any posibility to fix it OR retrieve my data? Or is a mechanical problem?
Thanks!
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Hi,
I have a Verbatim 1080p external HDD (47535 model).
When i plug it in, the power and the hdd leds are lighting, but it has an anoying sound every half second or so.
Is there any posibility to fix it OR retrieve my data? Or is a mechanical problem?
Thanks!
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