wiped disk - no longer bootable

[Volker Wysk]

Zitat von Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>:

>> The installation of Ubuntu was terribly slow. It hung at the message [snip]
>> The counter counted up very slowly. [snip]
>
> Most likely a broken drive, second likely a broken controller of the
> mobo or another part of the mobo is the culprit.

Now it's fast again.  %-|

> Shouting! Bootcamp mode! Did you replace the fine battery and
> restore/upgarde the BIOS? Assuming you are using several RAM bars, did
> remove all, excepted of one RAM bar and after that did replace the RAM
> bar by one after another RAM bar? That's way more meaningful then
> running Memtest.

The battery has been replaced. And I have only one RAM bar.

I haven't touched the BIOS. I also couldn't find an option to restore  
the BIOS from within the BIOS. How do you restore/upgarde the BIOS?

Bye