Recent content by Magically

I still require assistance!

It worked twice more after a random restart but has once again stopped working

Updating to Ubuntu 14.04.02 has not made any difference

I had an old Dell Studio 1537 lying around and I decided to install Ubuntu 14.04.1 on it. I am completely new to Linux in general so I decided to go with Ubuntu due to its ease of use. Everything worked fine and I installed it successfully. However all of a sudden when I turned it on the...

I believe this issue has been resolved. The screws securing the CPU Chip down were loose. I think this is what caused the shut downs to happen

I think it's an issue in the hard ware considering the crashes also occurred in Windows 7. Perhaps there is dust in places where it shouldn't be.

I am having a little bit of trouble, I have an old Dell Studio here which currently has Windows 7 installed on it. I have opened it up in the past and looked at the components inside for the fun and cleared the dust out of the fan. Currently I managed to install Ubuntu onto it, how ever I have...