replaced old drive, but error on startup

[shashgo]

Have an HP Pavilion laptop. I replaced the Hard Drive recently, but when I turned on the computer, it says just a second into the booting process

Quote:
PXE: Error Media test failure
PXE - M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
What does this mean and how do I get the laptop to start up properly

[Allan]

Repairing another computer that you don't know how to repair

[shashgo]

What funny guys.  Seems I shall have to make a new login.

No I know how to repair it.  Repairing a computer doesnt require the knowledge of things like what the beep codes are or what they mean or what the stop mesages mean or whatever.  Its just like in Math, theres more than one way to get to the result.  I just want to find out if you guys know what the message means and if so is there another way you guys know to fix it.  Thats all.

By the way, why does it annoy you guys so much that I as a computer technician like to use this forum to ask questions?  I  mean you guys can open computer shops too right?

[Spoiler]

PXE: Error Media test failure
PXE - M0F: Exiting PXE ROM


this stuff means that your NIC is set to boot from the network.

With no network server setup to do the boot it fails and moves on to look for a hard drive to boot from.

[Allan]

By the way, why does it annoy you guys so much that I as a computer technician like to use this forum to ask questions? 

First, I'm not "you guys". I speak for myself, not others. Second, OF COURSE it bothers me when someone claims a level of expertise at something, gets paid for that alleged expertise, and then asks others to do the job for him for free. Call me petty, but that irks me.

Oh - and I assure you - when clients pay me to do a job it's because they KNOW I'm good at what I do based on past performance and my reputation. I do not ask others to do my job for me. I do it myself, and I do it very well.

And I'm not trying to start a fight here. You asked, so I responded.



(grammar edit)

[shashgo]

Allan,

Im not referring to just you as you all, Im referring to all of you who claim to be helpful but then get pissed off when someone wants to learn from your experiences.

By the way, every single issue Ive ever brought here has been fixed by me, myself and I.  In some cases I learnt something new from here, in some other cases I didnt.  But as I said in another message to someone else who claimed to be ticked off by my asking for help, if I were to wait the possible day and a half for you guys to reply and give me a solution to any issue, I wouldnt be able to turn out the number of computers I do.

So, anyways, this is a board to offer people advise and I have helped some others too, and I see nothing wrong in helping others and leaving it to them for personal gain, that is, unless youre not helping them willingly.  Posting on the internet for the whole world to see is definitely not the way to keep your advice secret.  Why take an issue with things, if you are helping out, then do so willingly.  Theres nothing that says you cant do what I do, is there?

[Allan]

Theres nothing that says you cant do what I do, is there?

See, that's the problem right there. But let's just let it be, shall we? There's nothing to be gained by continuing to argue the point. I have no doubt there are plenty of folks here who will be more than happy to help you.

[shashgo]

No Im not trying to argue either, just trying to clear my name.  But I do understand that you dont want to help me.  But thats okay, just be upfront from the get go.

[Allan]

just be upfront from the get go.

Perhaps I was mumbling. I'll try to be more clear in the future - though I'm not sure how that's possible.

[Karnac]

There is a search function on the forum and your problem is answered there......Google works too....


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