PXE-E61 Problem?

[Redemption]

I have an eMachines Desktop that I bought from a friend but it gets a message during the boot.

Message:

Copyright (C) 1997-2001, Intel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0f: Exiting Intel PXE ROM.

Any tips? I would really appreciate it.

[Dusty]

Welcome to the CH forums.

If this error appeared after successful boots then the most likely problem is a hard drive coming to the end of its life.  Otherwise, if it appeared after some work was done on the internals it's possible that the hdd and/or other component on the same ide are jumpered incorrectly (both as master is one cause).

Lots of info on the WWW, see here for some ideas.

Good luck

[Broni]

Go to BIOS. Make sure, that the boot order reads: floppy, CD, HD
Disable Boot from Network (wording is different on every machine, may say Integrated NIC, Network, PXE-xxxxxxx), if it's enabled.

[Redemption]

Thanks for the welcome and the replies, though the problem continues...

I changed the hard drive and all it did was start up and go back to the screen when it turns on back and forth. It has a 120GB hard drive and CD/ROM and something Intel something on the boot bio thing.
Maybe I should take it somewhere to see if they can fix it? 

[Broni]

I didn't understand one word.

[patio]

You could try an inexpensive fix before resorting to paying high rates at the shop...replace the CMOS battery...



Part # CR 2032 available at any computer shop for 5 bucks.

As always when working inside the case remove all power sources and take anti-static precautions.