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Posted by jgr021000 on October 24, 2006, 7:18 am
Please log in for more thread options > Hello World,
> A few months ago, all of the sudden my laptop refused to boot. Here
are
> the only messages that are repeated for ever :
> Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 081)
> For Realtek RTL 8139(8)/8130/810X
> PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13 (020326)
> PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, check cable
> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
> As we can read, it tries to boot on the network, which could mean
the
> hard disk is dead.
> The XP recovery cds say 'no drive'.
> I called the french toshiba phone support, they don't give any
advice,
> even where the hdd is, only the address of a very expensive repairer
(480
> euros). Forget Toshiba support. So I bought a new hard drive and it
took me
> 14 hours to find the hard disk (by the way I tell you for free that
it is
> below the laser drive).
> Still I get the same messages !!
> Again, the XP recovery cds say 'no drive'.
> Then I tried to install linux and the setup worked (partition,
install,
> everything) but then.......
> Again the same messages !!!
> The BIOS sees the hard disk, and of course it is set to boot on the
hard
> drive.
> So, what could it be ?
> Thanks for your help, I don't know what to do, It's been a month I
can't
> use my laptop.
> Ghislain
I have the same problem w/ my Toshiba p15-s409
What was the problem and how did you fix it?
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