Comment 183 for bug 1040557

This happened to me yesterday on my NP530U3C-A07SE, I hadn't changed any BIOS settings so they were factory default (except the boot sequence, in which I had set USB booting highest). I was running Windows 8 and installed Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop amd64 using an USB created with the Linux Pendrive software. The installation worked flawlessly, everything was fast and responsive, upon completion it prompted me to restart. It started up (I had forgotten to take out the USB) so it jumped to the USB boot menu (Try Ubuntu.. Install.. etc), so I turned it off, took out the USB and powered it back on. The screen blinked once, then went into the gruesome void that it is today, completely black, completely bricked :(

I've talked to customer support where I bought it, and they are happy to take it back (luckily, as it's brand new) but it's still a hassle and an unpleasant feeling when your new machine dies for good.