Media test failure

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:15 PM

HI all,

I am trying to assemble a new pc when I finished I got this error massage during starting up:
For Realtek RTL8110S/8116 (I do not remember the numbers exactly) PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

I read the posts on this forum http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=61825 so I thought it could be similar to my problem.
I installed xp on the new hard drive (using my old pc)and still get the same error massage. So I tried my hard dive that I am using in my old pc and still get same error massage.

Any help please!

**3fingersalute** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by onlyicecream

HI all,

I am trying to assemble a new pc when I finished I got this error massage during starting up:
For Realtek RTL8110S/8116 (I do not remember the numbers exactly) PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

I read the posts on this forum http://forums.windrivers.com/showthread.php?t=61825 so I thought it could be similar to my problem.
I installed xp on the new hard drive (using my old pc)and still get the same error massage. So I tried my hard dive that I am using in my old pc and still get same error massage.

Any help please!

What OS? Do you have it installed, or is this during install?

**gizmo1_1** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by onlyicecream

HI all,

I am trying to assemble a new pc when I finished I got this error massage during starting up:
For Realtek RTL8110S/8116 (I do not remember the numbers exactly) PCI Fast Ethernet Controller
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM

Any help please!

This error will occur when the PC is trying to perform a network boot, with the media disconnected. You can disable this feature in the bios.

Try this,

In the Bios set the boot to

1st cd rom
2nd HD

Insert your boot cd (XP, 98, etc . . . . )

Restart your computer.

**Ruslan** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:27 PM

Welcome to Windrivers Forums, Onlyicecream!

As addition for gizmo1_1's post, disable in BIOS "boot from other devices" - it will no longer try to boot from network...

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:29 PM

Originally Posted by gizmo1_1

This error will occur when the PC is trying to perform a network boot, with the media disconnected. You can disable this feature in the bios.

Try this,

In the Bios set the boot to

1st cd rom
2nd HD

Insert your boot cd (XP, 98, etc . . . . )

Restart your computer.

You are right I think. BUT the problem is that I tried to do the changes in the BIOS the BIOS only accept to boot from flopy, the net work or something like that and there are third option (which is active already), other boot device. The third one could be any of the other ones boot device. DO you have any suggestions?
What do u mean by media disconnected?

**3fingersalute** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by onlyicecream

You are right I think. BUT the problem is that I tried to do the changes in the BIOS the BIOS only accept to boot from flopy, the net work or something like that and there are third option (which is active already), other boot device. The third one could be any of the other ones boot device. DO you have any suggestions?
What do u mean by media disconnected?

Media disconnected means there is not a cable plugged into the network card.

You should be able to set your options to something like this:

1st Boot Device - IDE CD-ROM
2nd Boot Device - Floppy/Removable Storage
3rd Boot Device - IDE0
Try Other Boot Device - No

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ruslan

Welcome to Windrivers Forums, Onlyicecream!

As addition for gizmo1_1's post, disable in BIOS "boot from other devices" - it will no longer try to boot from network...

Thanks for the welcome message!

Then in case I desabled boot from other devices then the only boot device will be flopy, since there is not any other choice that says boot from HDD

**gizmo1_1** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:33 PM

Are you hard-drive and cd-rom drives detected?

Make sure that your first boot device is the CD-rom drive.

Second question [quote=onlyicecream]What do u mean by media disconnected?
[\quote]

This indicates that your network cable is not connected to your onboard NIC. This feature is for Booting the mainboad from a network.

**confus-ed** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:34 PM

The media disconnected stuff is a network cable not plugged in (when trying to boot)

You should have a hard disk choice in your bios like so

**gizmo1_1** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:34 PM

Does the bios show your HDD in the general bios setup?

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:38 PM

[QUOTE=gizmo1_1]Are you hard-drive and cd-rom drives detected?

[\quote]

I do not think that the hard drive and cd-rom are detected. As soon as I finished assebling my new pc I started it and got those error messages. Even the BIOS could not do the I/O check.
How can I let the HDD and CRrom to be detected?

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by gizmo1_1

Does the bios show your HDD in the general bios setup?

No it does not shows the HDD

**gizmo1_1** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:43 PM

First double check your connections.

Ide Cables (red line(Pin 1) usually goes toward the power)

read the back of the drives and make sure the jumper settings are correct.

Master for Hd and Slave for the CD-ROM

If on seperate cables some drives have a single setting.

Make sure drives are Connected to the power cables securely.

The bios should have an autodetect feature on the standard setup page.

**onlyicecream** · November 3rd, 2004, 07:47 PM

Originally Posted by gizmo1_1

First double check your connections.

Ide Cables (red line(Pin 1) usually goes toward the power)

read the back of the drives and make sure the jumper settings are correct.

Master for Hd and Slave for the CD-ROM

If on seperate cables some drives have a single setting.

Make sure drives are Connected to the power cables securely.

The bios should have an autodetect feature on the standard setup page.

Then in case what you have mentioned have been done properly, that means there is a cable that is not functioning or a damaged part!