laptop boot up problem

terryng · 06-14-2008, 06:24 AM

Hi - I am not able to bootup the laptop and it seems to have stuck at the BIOS cycle. The message is:

Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation

For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Ethernet Controller v2.13

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

The above message just keep repeating itself on the monitor. I have no idea what cable it is referring to as there to cable except the power cord

The machine is Toshiba
OS: XP home

Is this likely hardisk problem or OS problem or something else? Any advice is appreciated?

CSPRIG · 06-14-2008, 07:38 AM

may be bad hard drive, go into bios and see if the drive is shown. reset the drive,pull it and plug it back in and check again all. I can say with what you have said

**TriggerFinger** · 06-14-2008, 09:22 AM

CSPRIG is right, you may have a dead HDD.

using an XP install CD boot from your CD drive, enter Recovery Console and run CHKDSK /R. if it cannot find your HDD to start the test, then you indeed have a dead drive.

ryan1121 · 12-26-2008, 08:19 PM

I do not have a recovery cd

06-14-2008, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
terryng Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	laptop boot up problem Hi - I am not able to bootup the laptop and it seems to have stuck at the BIOS cycle. The message is: Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Ethernet Controller v2.13 PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM The above message just keep repeating itself on the monitor. I have no idea what cable it is referring to as there to cable except the power cord The machine is Toshiba OS: XP home Is this likely hardisk problem or OS problem or something else? Any advice is appreciated?

06-14-2008, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
CSPRIG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP PRO	Re: laptop boot up problem may be bad hard drive, go into bios and see if the drive is shown. reset the drive,pull it and plug it back in and check again all. I can say with what you have said

06-14-2008, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: laptop boot up problem CSPRIG is right, you may have a dead HDD. using an XP install CD boot from your CD drive, enter Recovery Console and run CHKDSK /R. if it cannot find your HDD to start the test, then you indeed have a dead drive. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

12-26-2008, 08:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
ryan1121 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: laptop boot up problem I do not have a recovery cd