LG LW20 Express won't boot after hdd replace
- by Mika
My old laptop (LG LW20 Express) got a hdd failure and I replaced the hdd. Now the laptop won't boot from cd or usb. I'm trying to install ubuntu on it.
When I turn the laptop on it shows me the startup screen but when it should be the time to load operating system it just gives a black screen and starts over. This loop continues until I shut down the laptop.
I created the usb boot drive following this guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick/
I used my boot cd to install ubuntu on this machine I'm using right now. So at least the cd should work.
From the BIOS I can see that my newly installed hdd is recognized and put as a secondary master. Also the cd and removable media are in the boot list before hdd.
The laptop runs pretty hot. The fan is at full speed pretty soon after the laptop is turned on. Earlier I suspected that it would have been the almost broken hdd that would have produced that heat but there obviously is something else also.
Any ideas what to check?