I can turn the computer on, but it won't get much farther than the toshiba logo. While it would usually start booting Windows 7, I instead get PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel PXE Rom. No bootable device--insert boot disk and press any key Now, I don't know if this helps much, but I've tried installing Ubuntu from a CD and, while it boots, it cannot install because it cannot find 4.4 gigs of HD space.
Unless you repartitioned your hard drive before attempting to install ubuntu, i would bet, based on your symptoms, that you damaged your MBR for windows. When the TOSHIBA splash screen is displayed when you first turn on your computer, a boot menu prompt may be displayed for a few seconds near the bottom of the screen, indicating that a key (F2 or F12, for example) can be pressed to display a menu of boot options. you need to look for the prompt for "repair"...hopefully, your backup of windows is not damaged...
Probably the hard drive in your laptop is gone.
try booting ubuntu in live mode, so without installing it.
when the boot is completed, launch the tool gparted and see if it detects the hard drive: if it doesn't, you need to change the hard disk..
SOURCE: toshiba satellite p20, pxe-e61, pxe-mof
cable plug possible defective, if possible plug into another computer and see if error occurs. since you did not state OS go into the Device Manager and insure 'network adapter' has driver installed and working. Is there an external media hooked up?
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The hard drive may just need reseating to make it work, failing that the hard drive is either faulty or the had disk controller is faulty.
To test the hard drive, remove it and connect it to an USB hard drive adapter and then plug it into a working computer's USB port, if you see this drive as a external drive and can see the contents of the hard drive the it is OK.
If the hard drive isn't recogonized then the hard drive is faulty and you need to get a new hard drive for your laptop and install Windows, the drivers and your programs etc.
SOURCE: Pxe-e61: Media test Failure check
in order to load the Operating
system I request you to disable the SATA Native Mode in BIOS and then
load the Operating system. 1. Please perform the below steps for the same:
a. Restart your computer.
b. When
the F10 setup message appears in the lower left corner of the screen,
press the F10 key.
c. Locate ‘System Configuration’ and then select
‘Device Configurations’.
d. Under ‘Device Configurations’, select
‘SATA Native Mode’ and disable the same.
e. Save the settings and
exit.
Once the SATA
Mode is disabled, please install the Operating System in the normal
fashion using the Recovery CDs or the Operating System CDs that you
have. Before installing the same, you need have the SATA Controller
driver. Please follow the ’Installation Instructions’ in the SATA
controller driver link given below.
2. Download the latest “Intel SATA AHCI
Controller Driver” driver from the below mentioned link:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId
=321957&prodSeriesId=3356620&prodNameId=3356622&swEnvOID=1093&swLang=13&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=ob-54270-1
Upon installing the same, please get
back into the BIOS and enable the SATA Native
Mode.
Note: The third-party information
provided is to help you find the support you need. This information is
subject to change without notice. HP in no way guarantees the accuracy
of this third-party information. The software manufacturer will provide
support for this software.
Please update your observation for us to
serve you better.
I
have also given you the link below for the XP Professional Drivers:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId
=3356622&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3356620&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093
The above given information are
pertaining to HP 6710b Notebook PC. If you do not have the same, please
update the serial number for us to given you more information.
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If the sound you are referring to is a clicking sound, then it is a hard drive failure.
Your
computer is trying to boot up the operating system from the hard drive,
but when it fails to access the hard drive, it tries to boot up from
other devices configured on the BIOS. Apparently, your next choice for
booting the operating system is set to the LAN card. Hence, you get the
message "PXE-E61 Media test failure", which means that the computer
tried to boot up the operating system over the network but it found out
that your network cable is not connected to your computer's network
interface card.
Click the "Start" button.
Type "System Configuration" (without quotes) in the search box and select "System Configuration" from the search results.
This will open Microsoft's System Configuration utility.
Click the "Boot" tab.
Clear the "Safe Boot" check box under "Boot Options."
Using the Windows Boot Menu
Turn on your computer.
Press the "F8" key repeatedly immediately after the BIOS screen appears.
The BIOS screen typically displays the logo of the computer manufacturer.
Select "Start Windows Normally" from the boot menu and press "Enter" to proceed.
or
Restart your computer
during the boot process you will see on the screen a certain key to press usually the Delete or F2 to enter setup
Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys you can load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart
hope it helps
Turn on your laptop and look at the first screen that comes up as soon as it is on. This screen will tell you "Press x key to enter setup", replacing "x" with the actual BIOS access key. It's usually "Del" or "F2" on Toshiba systems.
Press the key firmly and quickly before the screen goes away. If you do not react quickly enough, you will miss the window of opportunity to enter the BIOS. On Toshiba systems, this window of opportunity is somewhere between two to five seconds.
Navigate your BIOS configuration screen to the "Boot" tab. It is usually just before "Exit."
As the first boot device, select "USB," or "USB HDD." If you have a "USB ZIP" option, you might be able to boot from it, so select that if you have no other choice.
Press the button for "Save and Exit" in your BIOS. The correct button is usually F10.
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