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Xorg = the video driver software. It provides the bridge between the operating system and the hardware of your video circuits. As each computer has it's own ICs and video circuits, Xorg is supposed to work out what the ICs are and how to pass graphics information to them. If you post what 'lspci' tells you, we can see what Xorg thinks your video hardware is.
American Megatrends is a BIOS manufacturer. If your computer shows it sometimes but not always, the chances are the battery on your motherboard is almost dead and should be replaced. It is usually a 'coin' battery type CR2032 and in most systems has a life of about 5 years. The battery keeps the clock running when the power is turned off and also keeps some special memory powered up where the motherboard configuration is stored. Some of your problems may be due to the configuration being lost, it's difficult to tell from the other side of the World!
Ubuntu should start very quickly, faster than Windows on all my machines. How long is it taking on your computer and what do you see as it starts up?
Brian.
American Megatrends is a BIOS manufacturer. If your computer shows it sometimes but not always, the chances are the battery on your motherboard is almost dead and should be replaced. It is usually a 'coin' battery type CR2032 and in most systems has a life of about 5 years. The battery keeps the clock running when the power is turned off and also keeps some special memory powered up where the motherboard configuration is stored. Some of your problems may be due to the configuration being lost, it's difficult to tell from the other side of the World!
Ubuntu should start very quickly, faster than Windows on all my machines. How long is it taking on your computer and what do you see as it starts up?
Brian.