Ibm thinkpad t20 notebook

The error message PXE-E61 is Network card that try to conect this is because hard drive failure or Operating System
check on the bios if you can see the hard drive if you see the drive it could be the OS

hope it will help

Hi,
Try booting from the Operating system disc, into the recovery console.
check when booted, where your hard drive is.

if not try safe mode, reboot tapping F8 while booting,
choose safe mode from list, check for hard drive when booted in places like,

My computer, device manager, anywhere on the desktop if you get there,

If your savvy, ESD kit, check connections to hard drive, swap out cables if poss.

it's on IDE so no SCSI driver issues..

But if powered up, and cannot be located on desktop after multiple checks,
That's a possible hard drive failure.

Regards.

hi! try reinstalling the main-board utilities, actually its a package on your IBM unit. Its on the CD installer, insert it and reinstall the driver of your IBM Thinkpad to ease that error. If it doesn't work out, try reinstalling the Operating System. Have a nice day

plz check the manufacture website for the drivers

Try to format the System using NTFS and if it still says 'corrupted', the Hard Drive is faulty and you will have to get a new one

Hope This Helps

Hi,

For security reasons this solution can't be given out, you must re-install the Operating System to factory settings.

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Good Luck....!

Cheers

Bad connection from your hard drive to the laptops motherboard. ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/62p9631.pdf page 63 tells you how to remove the hard drive - I would take it out, clean the connections with rubbing alchohol, and FIRMLY put it back and see if it will come up then.

On my ThinkPad Notebook Windows 7, I have got "operating system not found" error, to fix problem, Windows Boot Genius helped me finally!

Make sure your replacement hard drive is compatible in geometry (supported by your ThinkPad T20). Check and see if your BIOS setup utility has an auto-detect function.

It would be good if you knew the contents of your replacement drive. You said it might be installed, it might not. If there is nothing on the drive, the ThinkPad should report 'no operating system' or similar message, but it is possible that it might not show anything other than a blinking cursor