Ubuntu does not work after installation

[Psrj]

So I have used Ubuntu for months now on my laptop and I thought it would be a good idea to install Ubuntu on my old computer. After it installs it won't work. The console will, however. A friend of mine also has the same problem. He thinks that it's because both of us have two display adapters it doesn't know which one to use.

My computer specs:

Sony
UCG135XEUM
Intel Pentium III 1.19 GHz 32-bit
Intel 82830M (with Graphics Controller-0 and -1

Friend's specs:
ATI MObility Radeon 5650 graphics card
Intel i5 64-bit

If you need anymore information out of either of us just post what you need.

[mikewhatever]

Did you mean graphics cards by display adapters? Have you tried disabling one of them in the BIOS?

[Psrj]

I called it a Display adapter in one of the programs Windows came with. I checked the BIOS and it had a primary and secondary IDE adapter. The secondary one said 'none' however I don't know what 'IDE' is.

[galacticaboy]

If you are trying to Install 10.10, I read somewhere that 10.10 is not compatible with processors older that pentium 4... so you might wanna check that out.