Try to boot on battery only (w/o adapter) and on AC adapter only (w/o battery). May be this is a power issue since it is able to start booting. Memory problems usually lead to BSOD, not power off. 21.06.2019, 18:56, "Robert Moskowitz" <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I am very concerned that the Lenovo x131e is bricked. > > I put in the Win10 HD. It starts to boot and the windows logo starts > spinning and the system promptly shuts down. > > It may be memory, and I will have to see if I have any matching memory > here (see if it uses the same as my x120e which I have a number of). > > I am concerned this happened at the step where the EFI is updated. This > happened to my back in maybe F21? There the system would still boot of > LiveCD and we were able to make manual changes for the booting. But > burned once... > > Any recommendations on what I can do with this system? I will check on > memory, but otherwise, HELP. Please? > > thanks > > On 6/20/19 6:40 PM, Igor Bezrodnik wrote: >> Do you know what is your gpu unit? >> Best is if you download liveDVD and try. You like xfce --> >> https://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/30/Spins/x86_64/iso/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30-1.2.iso >> or torrent >> https://torrent.fedoraproject.org/torrents/Fedora-Xfce-Live-x86_64-30.torrent >> Once you boot up LiveDVD xfce open terminal and run this command lspci >> | grep -i --color 'vga\|3d\|2d'.Share with us findings if you before >> that not successfully install fedora spin xfce on your laptop. >> On Thu, 2019-06-20 at 14:54 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> I have a refurbished x131e. I pulled the 320G HD and installed an >>> empty >>> 500GB SSD. From a USB SD I started the x64 NetInstall. >>> >>> In the install process, I set my location (Detroit), changed the >>> host >>> name, left the drive setup as default. Then I selected a bunch of >>> software. I selected the Xfce desktop and a number of items on the >>> right. About 1500 files and something like 1.23GB download. I >>> proceeded with the install and set the root password and created my >>> user ID. >>> >>> The download completed as did the rpms installs. The kernel build I >>> think completed. My attention was elsewhere when the system just >>> turned >>> off. >>> >>> Bip. >>> >>> Off. >>> >>> I pulled the USB CD and powered up. It shut right off. >>> I powered up again and the kernel selection menu shows for a bit and >>> seems to select the first one. Then it shuts off. >>> >>> I have gone through this 2 'step' power up attempt twice. >>> >>> Now what? Anyone aware of anything like this? Should I try the >>> install >>> again, but just pretty much basic Xfce? >>> >>> Should I download a LiveCD (is there an Xfce one?) and see what I see >>> on >>> about the system and status of the drive? >>> >>> thanks >>> _______________________________________________ >>> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Fedora Code of Conduct: >>> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >>> List Guidelines: >>> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >>> List Archives: >>> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ >> List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines >> List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx