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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: raoultesla on September 15, 2005, 05:51:38 PM

Title: "Operating system not found"
Post by: raoultesla on September 15, 2005, 05:51:38 PM

Could someone refer me to a picture of a Compaq Presario 2178 CL mobo?
I have the manuals on teardown, but, I need to know where the dipswitch/jumper is to reset EVERYTHING.

I am getting the famous "PXE -E61: media test" failure, then "Operating system not found". I have tried to reset boot order and run a CD of Win-nothing, Setup for Bios won't open as an option.
I have been to a couple of other forums where people had the same boot difficulty and no indepth response.

I did get an address from HP,
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm
where I can drive test and format, problem is won't read any disk. And I have not the floppy.


Funny that I am supposed to use Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) by Intel of 1999, when my case says AMD Athlon xp-m.

Title: Re: "Operating system not found"
Post by: pcdoc4christ on September 15, 2005, 05:56:19 PM

raoultesla:

Have you tried removing the floppy disk from your floppy drive?

Title: Re: "Operating system not found"
Post by: raoultesla on September 15, 2005, 06:06:09 PM

Presario 2178 CL (USA) has not a floppy drive factory built.

Title: Re: "Operating system not found"
Post by: pcdoc4christ on September 15, 2005, 06:11:57 PM

Raoul:

OK.  This may help:

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000706.htm

Let us know if it does not.

Doc

Title: Re: "Operating system not found"
Post by: Computer_Commando on September 15, 2005, 06:19:34 PM

Why did you not state it is a notebook computer.  Sorry, can't help you.

Compaq Presario 2178CL Notebook PC: Manuals (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?dlc=en&lc=en&product=331541&lang=en&cc=us&)