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The error PXE-E61: Media test failure usually means the hard disk has failed or the hard disk needs re-seating or the disk controller is faulty. First - re-seat the hard disk and reboot the computer. If the computer does not boot up then reboot and go into the BIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If it doesn't detect the hard drive then it could be faulty. Then the hard drive needs to be replaced in the computer/laptop, Windows installed and the computer or laptop's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get a functioning computer/laptop again.
The error PXE-E61: Media test failure usually means the hard diskhas failed or the hard disk needs re-seating or the disk controller is faulty.First - re-seat the harddisk and reboot the computer. If the computer does not boot up then reboot andgo into the BIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If itdoesn't detect the hard drive then it could be faulty.The hard drive needs to be replaced in the computer/laptop, Windows installedand the computer or laptop's device drivers plus your programs etc. to get afunctioning computer/laptop again.
HI there,
The "Error" texts saying:
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
Are completely normal. This simply states that there is no external cables plugged into the specialty inputs on your toshiba laptop.
The "operating system not found" is stating that your existing hard drive is either A) dead or B) been erased.
Try to re-install your operating system, if it finds no hard drive, you'll need a new one!
If the sound you are referring to is a clicking sound, then it is a hard drive failure. Your
computer is trying to boot up the operating system from the hard drive,
but when it fails to access the hard drive, it tries to boot up from
other devices configured on the BIOS. Apparently, your next choice for
booting the operating system is set to the LAN card. Hence, you get the
message "PXE-E61 Media test failure", which means that the computer
tried to boot up the operating system over the network but it found out
that your network cable is not connected to your computer's network
interface card.
Portable computers can suffer from bad connections easily, so the first thing you should check are that all cables and other connections are tight and seated firmly.
Hard drive has been coruppted. Hold alt f10 on statup to format and reinstall. If that dont work you may need to try install from cd's provided when you purchased laptop. If that dont work buy new hard drive and restore from cd's. Good Luck.
You didn't ask a question. I assume this is an error on boot-up? If so, then the system is reporting that no pxe server was found to boot your system over the network. To correct this you should enter the BIOS setup upon power-up (via hitting the delete, f1, f2 or f10 key - depending upon your computer) and disable the boot from network setting. Save configuration and restart. You should probably set BIOS boot order to 1st device = cdrom, 2nd device = harddrive.
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