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by jrgeek

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Project: TOSHIBA mM45-S331 REINSTALLATION PROBLEMS
Toshiba M45-S331 Originally the "pxe-e61 media test failure check cables "error msg would appear. It was suggested to disable the lan card in the bios and put it at the end of the boot order all of which I did. Then I saved the bios changes and onto a reboot but the system doesn't boot up completely but instead flashes a cursor in the upper lefthand corner. Hard drive is new and has been tested. Bios has been flashed. I used a brand new recovery disk from Toshiba. I'm presently dissasembling the laptop to disable the nic and investigate anything unusual. Thanks for any suggestions to fix my problem.
minstrelman45

Project tags: recovery, bios, toshiba, rebooting

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by rob miners

This behavior can occur when your PC is attempting to boot from a bootable storage device such as a USB or 1394 (Firewire) hard drive, optical media (CD or DVD) or a flash memory card. Another possibility, is the hard drive may be damaged. What size is the new Hard Drive. 40 - 100 GB. Is it showing up in BIOS as the correct size.

by jrgeek

I don't recall actually looking at the BIOS recognizing the hdd. I assumed it was recognized only because It took the restoration cd and it was listed in the device boot order. When I re-assemble I'll definitely look for that.
I don't know if the first problem is resolved since I have the system dissembled as we communicate so can you help me locate a cmos battery for this unit. Since the battery is exposed I thought I might as well replace it. This may or may not impact the intial problem. So are there any other things I should check while the system is apart?

by rob miners

if it has a CMOS Battery as I can only find reference to the RTC Chip.

You should be able to disable PXE boot in the BIOS.

You should always check the BIOS when installing new Devices. What size is the new Hard Drive.

by jrgeek

POINTS
1)There appears to be a purple looking little CMOS battery secured on the mothbo by a retaining clip. This looks similar to what one would see on a standard mothbo just smaller
2)It is an 80GB HDD
3)again I did disable it in the BIOS but the reboot doesn't happen,which would intialize the previous changes

by rob miners

Insert your XP CD and when you see ?Press any key to boot from CD? press a key. Now wait for the XP installer to finish loading up and you will be presented with the option to press R to Repair.

Press R.
The next screen will ask you which Windows? installation you would like to log on to. Normally the following will be listed:

1: C:\WINDOWS

Press 1, then Enter to continue.

You may now be asked for the Administrator password. If you know this type it and press Enter. If you don't know the Administrators password it may be blank. Just press Enter or type your username and password.

At the command prompt type:

fixmbr and press Enter

fixboot and press Enter

Wait until you are returned to the Recovery Console.

Once you are back to the Recovery Console remove the XP CD and restart your PC.

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