New W530 Boot issues

My new Lenovo W530 defaults into Intel Boot Agent and gives the following error message;
Intel(R) Boot Agent GE v1.3.81
Copyright (C) 1997-2011, Intel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media test falure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
....Then will not boot to windows unless I go into Lenovo Diagnostics and exit from there.
I'm sure it is a small change, but changing the boot sequence in BIOS did not do it.
I'm annoyed that the technician did not test the boot before sending it out.
Any suggestions?

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