T61 type 7658-03u

mintconsumer
   5 years ago
  Lenovo (Laptop or Netbook)
  Mint (older version)
  Doesn't work as expected
What works:

Boot menu shows up, but won't even load memtest.

What doesn't work:

Won't load any features of the DVD. Hangs on either the boot screen for GUI selections or on Loading.. screen for non-gui.

What was done to make it work:

LM9 works great as always.

Additional notes:

This is the 14.1" widescreen model with Intel gm965 chipset, C2D t7300, ATA DVD drive, tried BIOS 2.30 and 2.29.