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Operating system not found?
I have a gateway and my laptop recently stopped working. It doesn't get past this message....

Quote:For Realtek RTL8100E/8101E Fast Ethernet Network Adapter v1.02 (060529)
PXE-E61 : Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F : Exiting PXE ROM.
Operating system not found
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It just stops at this screen with the underscore blinking.

For those who will suggest using a bootdisk, it doesn't want to boot any CD even though i put it first in the boot priority screen. I can still access the BIOS. I've tried setting up the defaults in the BIOS setup screen as well.

Any remedies?

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08/03/2010 03:25 PM
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its trying to PXE boot to network, go into your BIOS and change the boot order to hard drive first. problem solved ;D

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ProperBritish Wrote:its trying to PXE boot to network, go into your BIOS and change the boot order to hard drive first. problem solved ;D

that.

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I've tried that. The only two things in the boot order is the realtek and the cd drive. :(

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yeh my dads laptop does this on an old acer

means your hard drive has failed

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08/03/2010 03:41 PM
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wait the Only two things are the Realtek and Cd drive?

double you tee eff happened to the Hard Drive?

Can you hear it spin up when you turn on the laptop?
08/03/2010 03:42 PM
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RE: Operating system not found?
squee666 Wrote:yeh my dads laptop does this on an old acer

means your hard drive has failed

So im done for?

Would it be pointless to open it up and just try to see if the hard drive is like loose?

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does gateway still exist? I thought they got bought out.

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Senseito7 Wrote:wait the Only two things are the Realtek and Cd drive?

double you tee eff happened to the Hard Drive?

Can you hear it spin up when you turn on the laptop?

And idk this is reaallly weird. I can hear it actually. Makes an odd sound now. Like scracthing sounds.

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yeah either your hard drives has eventually went due to old age (like mine did in thread many year ago on this site)

or you dropped it and have damaged the read heads on the platters

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