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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Repetitive Screen Sleep
Date: 2 Apr 2015 23:22:46 GMT
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On 2015-04-02, gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> wrote:
>
> I can find no way to isolate it in the OS.  If it blacksout before the 
> desktop even appears, I'm at a loss at what to do. I've tried almost 
> every suggestion made with the exception of buying a new hard drive for 
> yours: "OS on an external drive (never touched or modified or 
> personalised in any way)".

You don't have a USB stick you could put the installer on? If the
problem happens while booted on the pristine installer image, it's
likely a hardware issue and not your system install.

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