My laptop is telling me media test failure. What does this mean? Its an Aspiire One AOA150

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My laptop is telling me media test failure. What does this mean? Its an Aspiire One AOA150

The media test failure and a clicking sound from the hard disk indicated that the hard disk has failed. To get the laptop goining again, you need to replace the hard disk and install Windows on the new hard disk. ... Acer Aspire One PC Notebook

Can't boot my Acer Aspire One

"Booting" is the process of starting up the computer's operating system (Windows). Settings in the mainboard memory (the BIOS) give the order in which devices are searched for the operating system. The usual order is hard drive first, then the CD dri ... Acer Aspire One Netbook 8.9" Notebook

Windows xp installation

HI,\015\012\015\012Here is what the Media test failure check cable eiting PXE ROM means:\015\012Iam sure when we were changing some settings with the BIOS you must have done something wrong.Just reemember if you changed some setting ... PC Laptops

I dropped my d620 laptop like 6 inches and now it makes a lil hum like ever second, and it comes up to one screen that says..PXE-E61: MEDIA TEST FAILURE, CHECK CABLE. PXE-M0F: EXITING PXE ROM. OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND...... HOW CAN I FIX IT. ITS MY SISTER IN LAWS SHE DONT KNOW I DROPPED IT

If you have dropped the laptop while it was switched on and running, there is a high likelyhood that you have damaged the hard drive.\015\012This error message means it could not find the hard disk (and therefore cannot find the operating syste ... Acer eMachines 520-2890 Notebook

I have a HP Pavilion dv8000 laptop and purchase a Seagate 80GB 5400/8MB 2.5 Mobile PATA HD to replace the original one. I have reinstalled in exactly the way the original was installed. When I power on the Laptop I get the following message on a black screen: Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082) Copyright (c) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Realtek RTL8139 (x)/8130/810X PCI fast Ethernet Controller V.2.13 (020326) PXE-EGI: Media Test Failure, Check Cable PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM I also have the Recov

For all of you that are havin problem wit media test type failre, there's a website posted to help deal wit this kind of problem. I have typed in Google media test type failure, and I have gotten two websites with some good explaination to this probl ... HP Pavilion dv8000z Notebook

Bios Beep code

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Cant get it to turn on/ panasonic CF-51 toughbook laptop.

Here are some troubleshooting hints, see if these will work for you. It is hard to knnow what to do in these situations because there is no way of telling what key combinations etc. were hit.\015\012\015\012 ... Panasonic Toughbook CF-51 Notebook

Gateway GT4022 has issues powering up and restarting

1.Yes the Power On switch is okay. (PS. If you hold down the Power On button for 10 seconds on any computer, it will turn off)2.The heatsink held down by springs on the Northbridge, and Southbridge chipsets, is an excellent idea. Wo ... Gateway GT4022 PC Desktop

PXE-E61 media test failure check cable

Your unit is telling you that there is a cable problem (between HDD & MoBo) try a new one or if you have another drive with same cable swop over. ... IBM NetVista PC Desktop

My Dell optiplex 170L keeps turining off and then

Possible that it's caused by a faulty hardware or a computer virus on your computer. For us to isolate the issue we must start troubleshooting with the hardware1. Remove all the connection at the back of your computer2. Power cycle ... Dell OptiPlex 170L PC Desktop

Toshiba 5205-s503 won't start up

In my 15 year career in electronics, among other companies, I have most notably worked for United Technologies as Test Engineering Technician and as an Electronic Failure Analysis Technician for Jabil (Circuit.) I am unemployed due to US electronics ... Toshiba Satellite 5205-S503 Notebook

No bootable device message, says insert boot disk what is that

Usually this is idicative of a hard drive failure, try to boot with the windows cd and see if it will boot up. Try this below......\015\012\015\012 \015\012Windows Start-up Errors ... PC Laptops

Hard drive failure compaq presario 2200

If the bios is showing no ide, means that your ide hard drive is not being detected.This can be caused by some motherboard failure, some bad cable connection or caddie connection or bad hard drive. ... HP Compaq Presario 2200 Notebook

Acer Aspire One 8.9

Http://www.nocrash.com/ncbbs/msgs/3247.shtml\015\012\015\012\015\012click the link directly \015\012also click this link directly\015\012 ... Acer Aspire One Netbook 8.9" Notebook

Emachine will not power up

By nothing else, from a technical standpoint this would mean literally nothing, the CPU fan, power supply fan, aux fan, disk drive not spinning up, etc. My experience with EMachines is their motherboards aint the best, have been known to take out har ... E-Machines eMachines Desktop PC

Media Test Failure, cheack cable. What exactly

This means that the "Media" CD, DVD, HDD has been "Tested" by the Window Operating System, for veracity, and has been found NOT to have passed the "Test", therefore windows WILL NOT USE IT, as it doesn't want the data corrupted. This usually means t ... Acer Aspire 5735 Notebook

Toshiba Satellite A105-S2201

It sounds like when you slammed on the hard drive you cause the mechanical arm inside the drive to malfunction. you will need to replace the hard drive and then reload winbdows and the drivers for your laptop ... Toshiba Satellite A105 Notebook

I have an acer travelmate 3000 laptop. when i tried to turn it on, i can see the green LED on, and hearing the computer is driving, but the monitor is black, nothing alive on the monitor. the last time, it was able to be turned on, it showed a message of PXE-E61 media test failure, and the computer won't reboot. 1. where can i find a free service manual for acer travelmate 3000 laptop? (in case i need to disassemble the computer) 2. anyone has experienced the silimar problem, and found a solutio

Hello kellyffang.\015\012\015\012Don't you just hate it when that happens! I know I would. But don't worry … relax, take a deep breath … then let's just see if I can GEEK-steer you towards some well deserved joy :-) ... Acer PC Laptops

Reloading windows xp

Replacement Drive? If you are talking about a Hard Drive the answer is: You can buy any hard drive as long as it is the same type from any computer store. Take your Hard Drive to the store and tell the sales person that you want another hard drive ... Dell Dimension 4600 PC Desktop

When i turn on my computer all it tells me is sva no signal input please check video signal

No Signal. No signal coming from the computer.The monitor is working, but there isn't any video signal coming from the computer.1.Could be a bad video cable. The one from the monitor to the computer. Do you have another ... SVA-USA VR 17S 17" Flat Panel LCD Monitor

Not functioning. can i downgrade vista home premium to xp

This means that there is a problem with the cable connecting your harddisk and motherboard either their might be loose connection or the cable must have gone bad in that case it has to be replaced with a new one. ... Acer Aspire 4720 Notebook

My pavilion dv5000 says on startup media test failure check cable

Computers can start-up ("boot") from many different devices:\015\012 * 3.5" diskette,\015\012 * CD-ROM,\015\012 * USB memory-stick,\015\012 * disk-drive,\015\012 * network,\015\012 * external USB CD-ROM\015\0 ... HP Pavilion dv5000t Notebook

Screen will only open for a couple of seconds. I think someone changed the imput settings, but I can't get the screen to stay open long enough to adjust it

Rhettpayne, When you say: "can't get screen to stay open" do you really mean to say that the SCREEN WENT TOTALLY BLACK!! If such is the case then you may have a common problem that E173FP and E173FEP units have. I think that you really need to visit ... Dell E173FP 17" LCD Monitor

Replaced my hard drive on my hp lap top and i cannot load the restore disk it is hp ze4800 i dont know how to get it load error code pxe e61

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Error: PXE-E61: Media Test Failure \015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012 \015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\012\015\0 ... PC Desktops

-computer has gone blank

This could be anything from the monitor to bad ram or other items...i.e. software. I can't tell you what to replace but I can tell you what to check....in probable logical sequence. First, check your connections....meaning unplug and plug in again. ... Rosewill R900J 19" Flat Panel LCD Monitor