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Compaq Presario 2200

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by jmbayler2003

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When I power up my Compaq Presario 2200 I get the following response:
For Realtek RTL8139(x)/8130/810x PCI Fast Ethernet Controller V2.13 (020326)
PXE-E61: Media test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting ROM.

This keeps happining over and over. I have a disk that will boot up and it says no Hard drive exists. Nothing has changed, Please help.

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by thechas

It sounds like your hard drive has failed.

The error message you are getting is because your system is trying to boot from the network card and either cannot find a network resource or a boot ROM.

Do you hear a tick or clunk sound from the computer when you boot up? That is a sure sign that the hard drive has failed.

Start by entering BIOS setup and see if the BIOS detects your hard drive. If the BIOS sees the drive, you may have just lost the boot files.

If the BIOS does not detect your hard drive, you will need to open the case and make sure that the power and data cables are plugged into the hard drive and seated.

If the cables are seated and you still get no response from the drive, the drive is most likely dead.

You will need a new drive and a set of recovery disks from Compaq to get back going again.

Chas

by tintoman

Check CMOS settings to verify that your system is not set to boot from a network or network drive.
Set the boot sequence to 1st Hard drive, 2nd CDROM 3rd Disabled.
If your system fails to boot you may find your hard drive is dead but you should still be able to boot from a disc

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