I had an mp3 player running in my truck ( link ) and it has run fine for almost 2 years now with zero trouble until my buddy looked at it and SLAMMED the glovebox door closed. It rebooted on the SLAM (?) and never restarted afterward (kernel panic). Well, I've been wanting to try something different...

Python wrote:1> upon switching the PC on - the display is full of gobbledigook! (corrupt)
I have used the 'Bootedit' program to alter the 'Startup' screen - TO NO EFFECT (yes I did save changes to the display)

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