HELP PopOS crashed

[Hassan170]

 

I just installed PopOS and i opened the PopShop and downloaded a gmail client.

 

Then i was looking at another interesting application when my screen went....well you can see in the picture.

 

it was stuck there with more gltchiness until i had enough and held down the power button to force shut down.

 

I pressed the power to turn it on and now it wont even post and when i hold the power button to Force shut down it turns itself back on somehow????

Its my first time on Linux so help is much appreciated.

[Radium_Angel]

21 minutes ago, Hassan170 said:

I pressed the power to turn it on and now it wont even post and when i hold the power button to Force shut down it turns itself back on somehow????

That sounds like a hardware issue, not a software one.

How old is this system?

[Hassan170]

its a Dell Optiplex 755 with a Intel Core 2 Duo. it also has a Windows XP badge. release date was around 2008

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, Hassan170 said:

its a Dell Optiplex 755 with a Intel Core 2 Duo. it also has a Windows XP badge. release date was around 2008

Eliminate the smaller things first- try a different video cable, swap ram slots, etc 

[Radium_Angel]

39 minutes ago, Hassan170 said:

its a Dell Optiplex 755 with a Intel Core 2 Duo. it also has a Windows XP badge. release date was around 2008

Can you get into the BIOS of the PC?

[Hassan170]

11 hours ago, Radium_Angel said:

Can you get into the BIOS of the PC?

Nope. When I turn it on there's nothing being displayed. Just blank

[Hassan170]

12 hours ago, Slottr said:

Eliminate the smaller things first- try a different video cable, swap ram slots, etc 

Will do

[xAcid9]

Try remove the ram, clean the RAM contact with rubber eraser or a plain paper. Make sure the RAM slot is dust free before you plug it back in.

[Hassan170]

49 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Try remove the ram, clean the RAM contact with rubber eraser or a plain paper. Make sure the RAM slot is dust free before you plug it back in.

BTW I should mention its 2GB of DDR2, would that be an issue? 

[xAcid9]

37 minutes ago, Hassan170 said:

BTW I should mention its 2GB of DDR2, would that be an issue? 

Shouldn't be an issue if the RAM itself is not faulty.