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PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable and PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM [duplicate]

Yesterday, my friend's laptop fell down on the floor. Because it is quite robust we though that it won't leave a mark. But we were wrong. Upon boot strange noises began to come out of the inside of ...
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Media test failure, No boot device found, Works if start laptop again on a Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition (7520) [duplicate]

It’s 3rd time, I'm starting my Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition (7520) laptop and it’s showing this error. Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series v2.41 (06/08/11) PXE-E61: Media test ...
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How can I resolve the error "reboot and select proper Boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key"? [duplicate]

I'm having a problem with my computer. It displays reboot and select proper Boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key Why does it display that message and how can I ...
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Getting an boot error when starting computer [duplicate]

I was in the middle of watching a movie on Netflix, then suddenly everything started crashing. First, explorer.exe closed down, then Google chrome. I had multiple things running in the background (...
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Reboot and select proper boot device [duplicate]

My computer started rebooting when ever it would come up to the windows screen or otherwise would just never load. So I reinstalled windows. Three days later I boot it up and it says Reboot and select ...
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OS won't boot from laptop - "Media test failure, check cable" [duplicate]

I have a 64 bit Lenovo Z570 laptop with an Intel i5 processor. Until recently, I've been solely running linux mint on it without problems (the laptop shipped with windows 7). Yesterday I decided to do ...
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Hard Disk Not Being Recognized: "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" [duplicate]

I built my computer about 3 months ago. It has a Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB HDD (model ST31000524AS) on an AsRock 970 Extreme Mobo. My HDD was split into 3 partitions, a partition for windows 7 ...
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My Windows 7 64-bit laptop will not boot up [duplicate]

This is exactly what it says For Realtek RTL8101E/8102E PCI-E Ethernet cable controller v1.08 (080408) PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. No bootable device -- ...
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"Internal hard drive not found" error displayed while trying to boot laptop [duplicate]

Internal hard disk drive not found. To resolve this issue, try to reseat the drive. No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 enter Setup Menu, F5 enter PSA. How do I fix this problem?
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Toshiba Laptop tells me to insert boot media in selected boot media device and press a key [duplicate]

Around 7 months ago i dropped my pc from knee high on the carpet and it went to a blue screen. When i dropped it i was playing the game black ops 2. In an attempt to fix it I held down the power ...
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Operating System Not Found, Media Test Failure Check Cable, BIOS Shows 10GB HDD Size [duplicate]

I have a Dell Inspiron 1564 laptop. my harddisk partitions are not visible when i try to install OS. In the BIOS the HDD size is 10GB only. But my laptop had 320GB. on boot it shows: PXE ROM ...
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My Pc suddenly had Bootmgr missing following up with a "Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device [duplicate]

Hi guys I today started up my pc today(like any other day) and suddenly on desktop my pc freezes completely ctrl+alt+del doesn't work. So I restarted my pc and suddenly it gave me the bootmgr is ...
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Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04: both don't boot [duplicate]

My computer loads up then gets to black screen and reads.... Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 082) Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation For Atheros PCIE Ethernet Controller v2.0.0.4(03/03/09) CLIENT ...
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What do I do when my computer won't boot after a drop? [duplicate]

I dropped my computer and now when I start it up it says: Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key. I thought turning it back off, then ...
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Media test failure: incorrect BIOS settings, faulty hard drive or weak CMOS battery? [duplicate]

I have an Windows 7 Acer Aspire 4750G laptop and I am using it almost everyday. Then last night, I am using it as usual, then suddenly all programs stop responding, only the mouse cursor is moving. ...
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