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operating system not found

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my laptop is sony vaio vgn-b66gp
i use olivia cinnamon edition
i couldn't turn on laptop last week
computer shop has replaced new integrated circuit
but when i turn on my laptop
it shows operating system not found
i worry all my data gone
how to retrieve my data?
computer shop couldn't help bec they're not familiar with linux
thank you
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Re: operating system not found

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cobywu wrote:computer shop has replaced new integrated circuit
New motherboard?

Do you have the Mint DVD or USB?
Mint 18.2 Cinnamon, Quad core AMD A8-3870 with Radeon HD Graphics 6550D, 8GB DDR3, Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
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nomko

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cobywu wrote: computer shop has replaced new integrated circuit
but when i turn on my laptop
it shows operating system not found
New motherboard and not properly connected cable perhaps?? Even new harddisc installed???
cobywu

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Do you have the Mint DVD or USB?
Mint 18.2 Cinnamon, Quad core AMD A8-3870 with Radeon HD Graphics 6550D, 8GB DDR3, Ralink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
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