Need some laptop help

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Matt

I picked up an older Toshiba M35X laptop that I just want to use for email
and Word/Excel but when I try to boot it just gives me an endless loop of
the following before windows even starts to load:

Intel UNDI PXE 2.0 Build 082

For Realtek RTL 8139(x)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13
(020326)

PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM


If I plug a network cable into the laptop and boot I get the following loop:


Intel UNDI PXE 2.0 Build 082

For Realtek RTL 8139(x)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13
(020326)

Client MAC address: (then the mac address) GUID: (then the guid) DHCP... and
it tries to search for a DHCP then gives me

PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

I tried going into the BIOS to see if I could disable the Ethernet
Controller but it isn't listed. I even tried using the recovery disk that
came with the laptop but I get the following loop:

Start Recovery? I select yes, then it asks if I'm aware if it will erase the
HD and I select yes to continue then it just starts over again with the
first screen asking me if I want to start the recovery process.

I can't get past the Realtek warning at all... all I can do is get into the
BIOS and I can't see any help there. Any suggestions?




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um... never mind.. it was trying to boot to a network... apparently the HD
needed to be reseated...
 
Matt said:
I picked up an older Toshiba M35X laptop that I just want to use for email
and Word/Excel but when I try to boot it just gives me an endless loop of
the following before windows even starts to load:

Intel UNDI PXE 2.0 Build 082

For Realtek RTL 8139(x)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13
(020326)

PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM


If I plug a network cable into the laptop and boot I get the following loop:


Intel UNDI PXE 2.0 Build 082

For Realtek RTL 8139(x)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13
(020326)

Client MAC address: (then the mac address) GUID: (then the guid) DHCP... and
it tries to search for a DHCP then gives me

PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

I tried going into the BIOS to see if I could disable the Ethernet
Controller but it isn't listed. I even tried using the recovery disk that
came with the laptop but I get the following loop:

Start Recovery? I select yes, then it asks if I'm aware if it will erase the
HD and I select yes to continue then it just starts over again with the
first screen asking me if I want to start the recovery process.

I can't get past the Realtek warning at all... all I can do is get into the
BIOS and I can't see any help there. Any suggestions?
Click to expand...

It sounds like it has been set up to "network boot". Check the boot order
in the BIOS and change it to point at a boot disk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_Execution_Environment

Paul
 
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