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(a)htt-consult.com>:
> 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
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