[ubuntu-uk] Buying a Acer Notebook.....

[Larry Wright]

John wrote:
> Oh, what happened with the Bios, did you install Ubuntu on it? Mine 
> was bought in Curries, I paid for an extended warante, have had good 
> responses before with their warante.
>
> John
>
> Larry Wright wrote:
>> Larry Wrote :
>> Bought one Tesco at Very good price
>> 6 weeks in Failed with bios fault
>> still trying to get fixed they had a thirty day
>> limit on normal guarantee so beware Tesco's
>>
>> John wrote:
>>   
>>> Michael G Fletcher wrote:
>>>     
>>>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Robert Longstaff
>>>> <dreamfish at dreamfish.org.uk> wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>>> I just wondered, looking at this, it could be more complicated than I
>>>>>> imagined it. Does anybody live near central London, or within travel
>>>>>> distance that could possibly be prepared to help me out with this? I'd
>>>>>> be willing to pay.
>>>>>>       
>>>>>>           
>>>> Hi John, I live in zone 3, collier wood tube station.  Email me off
>>>> list and we can make a plan :-)
>>>>
>>>> --Michael
>>>> _________________________________
>>>> Michael Fletcher
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>> Hi Mike, I just e-mailed you now,
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> John.
>>>     
>>
>>
>>   
>
The machine failed to boot after full install of Ubuntu 8.10 plus it had 
run for over a fortnight in that condition working perfect as far as I 
can see  just no bios so machine bricked
regards Larry