So I shut the system down for a while, and after about an hour, I tried it again and it started up fine. It wasn't particularly hot (it's a Lenovo net-top) but after cooling down, it started up okay ... enough so that I could back up all my data. So what can I do to test the HD and other parts of the system to see what the problem might be? --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss