wiped disk - no longer bootable

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:21:50 +0200, Volker Wysk wrote:
>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?

That depends on the mobo/BIOS. When replacing the battery you usually
should shortcut two pins to clear everything. Then all settings are
lost, but the BIOS is still the old BIOS. To replace the BIOS modern
mobos, even 10 years old mobos, usually provide an option via USB, if
you should have bad luck, then you need a Windows install or at least a
DOS live media. You could download the BIOS (update) and a user manual
from the mobo vendor's homepage.