Firefox/4.0b8pre SeaMonkey/2.1b2pre   
   From: Peter Brown    
      
   Hi piesse   
      
   piesse wrote:   
   > Returning from a trip to the handware shop because of a failure in the   
   > power supply, my computer stops at boot with a message saying   
   > "NTLDR not found".   
      
      
      
   Presumably trying to boot Windows.   
      
      
   > Booting from CD, everything seems OK, except that the Boot Manager seems   
   > to be damaged (my guess is that it was screwed by the xp-based CD they   
   > used to check the hardware).   
   >   
      
      
   Probably.   
      
      
   > In LVM, I can see a 7M partition named "[Boot Manager]" (for which some   
   > ot the fields appear to be missing) at the beginning of the 1st disk in   
   > the lower window, but the only choice I am given is to delete it. Only   
   > in the upper window I am offered a chance to install the BM, but that   
   > partition (or volume, I am always been confused by LVM terminology)   
   > isn't listed there.   
   >   
   > What is a safe procedure to reinstall the boot manager?   
   > Through the CD prompt, I can access LVM and even to Dfsee if needed   
   > (although I dare using the latter only under strict expert supervision)   
   >   
   > thanks   
   > piesse   
      
      
      
   Run lvm and go for the Install Boot Manager option.   
      
   If that fails then you need to delete the existing Boot Manager then    
   reinstall it.   
      
      
   Regards   
      
   Pete   
      
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