Re: Windows does not always start

From: Ross Durie (rdurie_at_caverock.net.nz)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:20:54 +1200

Its trying to boot off the network card becuase the hard drive cannot be
found. This is a HARDWARE fault. Take to service center. 

--
Ross
"Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
news:0E7Cc.62682$Np3.2903832@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Sometimes windows xp home does not start.  Often it takes
> > 7 - 15 tries to get it to boot.  The symptoms are
> > immediately after it boots I receive a blank black screen
> > and the cursor blinks several times and then the screen
> > flickers and returns to the black screen follwed by the
> > following message.
> >
> > IntelUNDI  PXE -2.0 (build0820)
> > copyright (c) 1997-2000 Intel Corp.
> >
> > Realtek RTL (A/B/C)/RT8130 PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
> > v.2.10b (00109)
> >
> > PXE - E61: Media test failure, check Cable
> > PXE - MOF Exiting PXE ROM
> > Operating System not Found
> >
> > To date I have performed Norton antivirus and it shows
> > that I have no viruses.  I have disabled the bios startup
> > because I thought that might be it.  Without the startup
> > it just goes to the blank screen and operating system not
> > found.  It seems like several others are having similar
> > problems but is it hardware or software?  Windows runs
> > fine when it boots.  Windows can preloaded on the laptop
> > so re-installing so not that easy.
>
> So, did you ever actually "check your cable" as the message
> suggests? In fact, check all your cables by unplugging and
> re-plugging them. It sounds like hardware to me.

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