Alright, so here's the deal.
I was dual booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu for a long time and everything was working perfectly. A change happened when I accidentally messed up the registry in Ubuntu while using Java Script, rendering it useless. I decided since I'm not in a position where I have the time to work on fixing the OS, I decided to get rid of the OS altogether until I can buy a new desktop/laptop and have Ubuntu running on it on its own.
The process was successfully completed, up until I edited the BIOS sections.
I used a USB System Recovery Drive to make the final change in the booting of the system, which meant that I had to change the Boot Type from uefi to csm to boot from the USB. Here's where the problem is, however: I didn't revert back to uefi after I shut down. All I get now is a black screen when I turn on the power and that's it--no logos, no text. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or is my hard drive absolutely toast?
I backed everything up before this happened, so there's no loss of information past program setting that I can reset, but I would prefer not to have to change anything. Any suggestions?
Thanks you.
I was dual booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu for a long time and everything was working perfectly. A change happened when I accidentally messed up the registry in Ubuntu while using Java Script, rendering it useless. I decided since I'm not in a position where I have the time to work on fixing the OS, I decided to get rid of the OS altogether until I can buy a new desktop/laptop and have Ubuntu running on it on its own.
The process was successfully completed, up until I edited the BIOS sections.
I used a USB System Recovery Drive to make the final change in the booting of the system, which meant that I had to change the Boot Type from uefi to csm to boot from the USB. Here's where the problem is, however: I didn't revert back to uefi after I shut down. All I get now is a black screen when I turn on the power and that's it--no logos, no text. Is there anything I can do to fix this, or is my hard drive absolutely toast?
I backed everything up before this happened, so there's no loss of information past program setting that I can reset, but I would prefer not to have to change anything. Any suggestions?
Thanks you.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Toshiba
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Integrated
- Browser
- Good Chrome
- Antivirus
- Malewarebytes