PXE-E61 error

I used live update3 to update my comp's bios. It said it was succesfully flashed but when it was restarted, it gave error message:
PXE-E61 Error, Media Test Failure, check cables
Exiting PXE-Rom
All cables should be fine, since I'vent opened case and computer worked fine for couple months. According to other messages in this forum, problem might be that bios cant find my bootup-hdd, which is seagate's sata in IDE third master. However, it's unclear how to fix this as originally it found that hdd just fine. And my mainboard is neo2 platinum 54G with 939 newcastle 3500+

uuuh...traditional "it-works-5-secs-after-you-complain-to-support-forum" happened ^^;;;

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PXE-E61 error, but my HD is OK

My laptop is a Satellite A55-S306 which, until yesterday, has given little trouble in the past. I have not added new hardware, nor have I modified the boot order.
I am getting a PXE-E61 Media Test Failure when I power up the machine. It also says that the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM file is missing or corrupted, but this message only appears after the PXE-E61 failure message. The problem occurred while I was out of town and the system hibernated, but it probably came awake to service an automated JungleDisk backup. When I returned, the system was powered up with the "SYSTEM file corrupted" message on the screen.
I don't remember with certainty how to get into the boot order menu, and have not been able to. I am able to get into the pre-boot setup menu using Esc, and it has lots of options, not including boot order. I have tried various F keys, including F2, F8, F10, F12, but these seem to do nothing.
In any case, I think the boot order is working, because I am able to load a CD and boot from it.
I have SeaTools on CD, and I used this to test the hard drive (long test). It passed with no errors detected, so I believe that the disk drive is available and the formatting is OK.
I also have an Acronis recovery CD, with their Disk Director and backup applications on it. Booting from this, I am able to see the C: partition on the hard drive. Using the backup application, I am able to explore the various directories and they look normal. I even commanded a full backup of the C: partition to an external USB drive, and this completed without error.
About the only thing I can think of is that there is a problem with the boot sector on the hard drive, or the Windows system files have been corrupted somehow. I have not been able to command an fsck on the drive, because I don't have that on bootable CD and haven't been able to get far enough on the HD to do so. I tried using Acronis restore to copy the old version of the SYSTEM file, but this failed with some wierd messsage.
I can restore C: with an Acronis full backup from last month (made with the Acronis bootable CD), but is there a way to avoid rolling back that far? And I'm not positive even this will solve the problem.
Suggestions would be appreciated!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Thank you very much, anarchy_1024, for your advice -- it was most helpful. Now for the rest of the story:
I attempted to restore the entire \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG folder from Acronis full backup, but it insisted (correctly) that the folder was corrupted. So I went looking for a chkdsk that I could run from CD, since I could not get XP up to command it from there.
I ended up downloading and building an Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UBCD4WIN), and ISO Recorder to allow me to burn the resulting ISO file to CD. This took a while, but gave me an XP system on CD with lots of diagnostics, including chkdsk.
Using the A43 File Management Utility to view C:, a spot check revealed no problems *except* for the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG folder, which couldn't be viewed because it was corrupted. I ran chkdsk and it found several index errors and recovered 22 "orphaned" files, which appear to be the contents of the corrupted directory. Finally, I ran MemTest86, which found no errors. After all of this, I rebooted to the hard drive and it came up fine! It has been an arduous odyssey, but the bottom line is that the system is recovered (crossing my fingers when I say that), and I did not have to fall back to a 3-week-old backup state. I still have no idea what caused the folder to be corrupted, but it probably should reinforce the notion that one should run chkdsk on the system disk periodically.
One anomaly is that the PXE-E61 error is still there, but then XP boots up fine. I expect this is because my boot device order includes some device, USB or CD, before the HD, which causes the error, but then the boot sequence finds the HD and all is well. I just never noticed this error message before, since it never caused a problem.
At this point, I would recommend anyone build and keep a UBCD4WIN CD around, just in case. I will mention 2 glitches in building it:
1. Like probably most consumers, my system didn't include a Windows Install CD. BUT all the install files are on the hard drive, in C:\I386 (this is an old Compaq system). All I had to do, in the UBCD4WIN build program, was to specify "C:\" as the Windows source directory, and all went well.
2. My first build of UBCD4WIN was too big for a CD. Since I didn't have a DVD burner handy, I did another build, disabling stuff I didn't plan on using (Firefox and Spyware software, mostly), bringing down the ISO size to under 600 MB, and that worked fine. It is very easy to do consecutive builds, customizing between builds, since the builder stays up until you close it.

PXE-E61 Error - But Windows Boots

So I have been looking around this thing a while.
Recently a virus got to my computer, so I just decided to just reformat and just reinstall everything.
So I wanted to boot from a Windows OS disc and to no avail, I get that dreaded error, so I can no longer install my OS back onto the CD.
I have turned off the LAN, changed the order, etc.... but no luck. I really do not want to have to replace this one when it boots perfectly fine...
Any thoughts?

So I have been looking around this thing a while.
Recently a virus got to my computer, so I just decided to just reformat and just reinstall everything.
So I wanted to boot from a Windows OS disc and to no avail, I get that dreaded error, so I can no longer install my OS back onto the CD.
I have turned off the LAN, changed the order, etc.... but no luck. I really do not want to have to replace this one when it boots perfectly fine...
Any thoughts?

Cannot boot from Recovery CD - Error: PXE-E61: Media test failure

Recovery CD ( winXP home edtion ) can't boot the Toshiba satellite A40 Model# PSA40E-0EWDE-AR (SA40-261) Whenever I try to Boot From recovery cd I get this Error :
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
but when I boot from any other cd (windows ME, WIN 2K, WIN XP Pro...) everything is ok.
Any Clue? Help me please
Thanks
Mesha

Hi
It seems the drive cannot boot up from the CD recovery and switch to the LAN boot.
The PXE-E61 error message appears because the LAN cable was not connected and the notebook is not able to find a network boot source
I think you should check the recovery CD and maybe you will need a new one

PXE E61 / PXE MOF

Hi, I upgraded my K210 system to W7 and installed a 2nd 500HDD late last year and usually don't pay attention to the Windows Start screen (since I usually put the system is "sleep" mode) but when I rebooted the system a little while ago I noted a PXE E61 error message followed by a PXE MOF error message.
I went into BIOS after doing a little research on this problem and changed the system startup options to HDD, CD-ROM Drive and where appropriate, floppy disk as the 1st option, but when I restarted the system the same PXE E61 - PXE MOF error messages appeared. The HDD appear to work fine and am not sure what may be causing this problem and would appreciate H-E-L-P!
Thanks,
Bob

There is a possible sollution within this link,you can have a look
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/1d6f3458-9156-4dc4-a701-535e959d746b...
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Error message when trying to recover HD: PXE-E61 Media test failure

Hi all, new to forums, lots of good info and support here.
Got the BSOD last week. Have been trying all of the various fixes mentioned on the board, to no avail. I went back multiple pages looking for alternatives to try. After stepping away for a few days, I got farther today than I did when I was frustrated. F12, chose to boot HDD, and got the following LOOPING error message:
PXE-E61 Media test failure check cable
PXR-MDF exiting PXE rom
Which gives me hope that I may not have to replace my hard drive.
I have a satellite L455-5975, and have ordered recovery disc from acclaim ('0' option didn't work for me, which makes me wonder if Toshiba time limits that support, but that's off topic)
So it looks to me like my RealTek Ethernet Controller might be the problem? Any thoughts or suggestions? Anything I can do or should I wait for recovery disk to arrive? I worry that the recovery disk isn't going to do what I need. Do I need to replace the ethernet controller, or is this a sign of a hard drive issue? I consider myself 'fairly' tech savvy, but I've never taken a computer apart/put one together myself. It would definitely cost less for me to replace HD myself than putting it in the shop. So I'm willing to try that option if need be.
I appreciate any help/support! Reading some of the previous posts make me wonder if rather than investing more money in the satellite, if I shouldn't instead be saving up to buy a new(er) model.

Creedym...
I have a very similar problem with my mini-notebook model NB305.
I'm getting the same message and can't get past F2 or F12.
Bottom line; I ordered the recovery data from Toshiba on-line by model number ---not by type. They sent two DVDs. My unit doesn't have an optical drive.
First call to "John"---yes, you can copy the data to a thumb drive and use that.
Almost two hours of transferring --- the NB305 did not respond to the thumb drive.
Second call to "Paul". After some consultation on his part with someone else he told me that they don't make a thumbdrive (USB) recovery disk for my model, that's why I received two DVDs. ! I would have take it to a shop where they etc...
I haven't decided what to do next. Maybe purchase an external drive rather than take it to a repair shop where it will probably cost more than buying an inexpensive external drive.
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Error called pxe-e61 media not loaded

Greetings
Just got this mb tried to load os and I keep gettting this message which causes a windows protect error.Has anyone come across this problem?
Tanks

vcman,
Please go through the forum posting guidelines and the infamous MOAN guide... : https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=38822.0
which mobo are you talking about? ... pxe-e61 media? and then windows protection error? I see 2 as different issue. pxe-e61 is LAN boot ROM, disable Boot from LAN in your BIOS. Windows Protection Error? Are you still using Win9x?!

Error Message: PXE-E61 media test failure, check cable

Hi,
Recently when I have loaded up my laptop one of two things has happened:
1) I am taken to Windows error recovery and told that I can either launch windows boot repair or start windows normally. Both lead to a screen which says 'Status: 0xc00000e9, Info: An unexpected I/O error has occurred. It also says that 'windows has experienced a problem communicating with a device connected to your computer. This error could be caused by unplugging a removable storage device, or by faulty hardware such as a HDD or CD-ROM drive'.
2) I am greeted by a black screen with a lot of text, but one line in particular says : 'PXE-E61 Media test failure, check cable'
Having read some forums online I have checked the BIOS and the Hard Drive is being detected sometimes, but other times is 'not present'. On examining the boot order the HDD is registered as the first thing to boot.
I was hoping that some of you would be able to help me out a bit more here, because I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to repairing computers! Any advice that you can give would be appreciated.
My computer is a Toshiba Sattelite-C660D-102
Thanks !

Your hard drive is more than likely failing and will need replaced. You can also check to make sure your hard drive is properly seated and has a good connection.

Satellite Pro L10: PXE-E61 - Media test failure check cable error message

I recently bought an L10 laptop without the hard drive and everytime i try to boot it with a newly installed hard drive i get this message .
PXE-E61 :MEDIA TEST FAILURE CHECK CABLE
PXE-MOF: EXITING PXE ROM
OPERATING SYSTEM NOT FOUND.
CAN SOMEONE MAKE SENSE OUT OF THIS AND EXPLAIN IT TO ME AND ALSO HOW CAN I GET RECOVERY SOFTWARE AS I DO NOT HAVE THE TOSHIBA RECOVERY CD BUT I DO HAVE THE CoA STICKER ON LAPTOP.
IM DESPERATE PLESE HELP

Hi Nash,
Your problem is quite straightforward and can be summarised as follows.
1. You bought a notebook without a hard drive and presumably installed a new hard drive.
2. You then tried to boot the system from the new hard drive.
The problem here is that there is not yet an operating system installed on the hard drive and as a result the BIOS will try to find an operating system in other places, such as your CD drive, your floppy drive (if you have one), and finally a network connection to a local LAN. If none of these are successful you will receive the error message that you reported.
The obvious solution here would be to install an operating system on your hard drive and you can choose either an original Toshiba recovery disc (obtainable from your local Authorised Service Partner) or you can opt to buy an original Microsoft XP disc in which case you will need to download and install the Toshiba utilities and drivers from the Toshiba web site. My preference would be to get a recovery CD from Toshiba since this will install a guaranteed system with all the necessary utilities and drivers.
Your BIOS will normally be set to search for an operating system on your FDD/CD-ROM, then your HDD and finally on a network lan connection. Once you obtain a recovery CD just load it into your CD-ROM and power on your notebook. The system should find it and then start the installation process. Just follow the on-screen instructions and you should have a valid operating system on your hard drive in about 20-30 minutes.
best of luck,

PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable Error Message

My wife’s Satellite L505 (PULU0U-03C003) with Windows 7 Home Premium has started faulting out to this message on a regular basis, at least once a day or more:
Realtek PCI Express Fast Ethernet Controller Series v1.15 (090224)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: exiting PXE ROM
No bootable device – insert boot disk and press any key
I can power down the laptop and then turn it back on again. After going through the “did not start (I think its called that) window, then computer boots successfully and everything works fine for a time. I have attached a photo of the error message.
I checked as many of the messages as I could but didn’t find anything that seemed quite the same. Any suggestions or thoughts?
Thanks - Chet
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A PXE error typically means that the Boot Priority in the Bios is set incorrectly and the computer is trying to boot from the LAN port. Make sure that the hard drive (HDD) is the first boot device and the LAN port is the last boot device.

PXE-E61: Media Test failure, Check cable in my Lenovo Ideapad U430 Touch.

I have bought my U430 Touch last June, 2014. Recently i am getting the "PXE-E61: Media Test failure, Check cable" error while switching on my laptop. And it does not precede any farther for booting. I have tried disabling the “Network Boot” as well but no luck. It always stuck on the same black screen error. Can you please help me on this issue.

https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/PXE-E61-Media-Test-failure-Check-cable-Lenovo...
if that one dont help other have said reinstalling windows helped as the next thing was a driver issue causing it to fail the check
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PXE-E61: media test failure on Portgege 3500 but can't enter the BIOS

I canot enter my BIOS menu.
I tried all the keys ( ESC, F1, F2, Delete..etc) but then i get message :" PXE-E61: media test failure, check cable
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Turn the laptop On and hold ESC, then press F1 when prompted. Pressing F12 on power-up should give you a boot menu. (This is in the Users Manual)
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Test the HDD using a HDD test. The Advanced test in Hitachi DFT is good. (google is your friend)

Satellite L650 PXE-E63:error while initializing the NIC - Start Up Error

I have a Satellite L650 which is 2 month old.
The motherboard makes a ticking noise (I think that is what is making the noise), and when this noise takes place it causes the computer to be very slow!! It has been this way since I pretty much got it.
Today, the computer made the noise, my itunes music started skipping (it was the only program running) and the computer froze, and told me it couldnt find windows. When I restart my computer it runs the windows 7 startup repair, finds nothing wrong, and restarts the computer. When the computer restarts, the screen stays black for a very long time....then it flashes a blue screen (the flash is so quick I have no idea what it says) and asks if I would like to run the repair again. I select no, start windows normally....and the screen goes black for a very long time, however their is no ticking noise, but it appears nothing is happening.
If I force a restart, I get an error message saying along the lines of;
For Atheros PCIE Ethernet Controller... check cable connection
PXE-E63:error while initializing the NIC
PXE-MOF:exiting intel PXE ROM
No bootable device-insert boot disk and press eny key
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

hi,
> The motherboard makes a ticking noise (I think that is what is making the noise), and when this noise takes place it causes the computer to be very slow!
the hard drive may do a clicking sound and also pxe error message can appear if hdd stop working. You can read it here:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=8
what if you enter bios (f2 on startup) and check if hdd listed there. but anyway, you shouldn't be worry :) your lap is still new and under warranty. So, it will be fixed for free.

Message "PXE-E61: Media test, failure, check cable, PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM"

Please help! I have a Satellite L300 laptop, bought in October 2008, and never had any problems until this January. In January I took it to Future Shop under warranty and they had to replace hard drive. Everything was fine until the beginning of April when it started to freeze unexpectedly anywhere from 5 mins after start up to 45 mins later.
It would first go to a blue screen saying it had detected serious problems and would shut down to protect itself, (the page was too fast to read entirely or copy), then on start up would either scan through indexed files, or go straight to a black page with this message:
"Intel UNDI, PXE-2.1 (build 082)
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
For Realtek RTL8101E/8102E PCI-E Ethernet Controller v.105 (071227)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"
It did this numerous times, and said in the control panel that it had problems but no solutions, and my virus scans came back fine, so I took it back to Future Shop assuming it was the hardware again. They scanned it and said it isn't the hardware, but software could be the problem so they did a system restore.
The day I brought it home it started happening again, so I took it back to see them 2 days later. They said they found nothing doing extensive scans and no messages came up when they used it.
I've tried searching other forums and everything that mentions this message "PXE-E61" says its a hard drive issue. There is nothing on the microsoft, future shop or toshiba forums on this that I can find...curious...The Future shop guy thought maybe it was my router for internet, but it shuts down/freezes in two different locations with completely different internet service.
Any suggestions? I'm desperate and Future shop is useless.

The answer is right above your question.
If you don't post your COMPLETE model number it's very difficult to assist you. Please try to post in complete sentences with punctuation, capitals, and correct spelling. Toshiba does NOT provide any direct support in these forums. All support is User to User in their spare time.

Re: Qosmio F60/05M - PXE-E61 media test failure and harddisk failure

Hi
My problem is the computer freezes often and has issues with windows explorer. Also it will freeze when in games. I don't know if the issues are related but after freezing when it starts to reboot it will come up with a black screen reading;
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
When I press anything it just comes up with the same message. If I turn the notebook off by the power button and give it some time before turning it on it gives me the option to start windows in safemode or normal if I choose safemode it doesn't start. Also when I run the toshiba PC diagnostic tool the harddisk fails the test. It doesn't give me any explanation.
This problem has occurred a number of times over the last couple of weeks.
The model is:
Qosmio F60/05M PQF65A-05M02W
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks
Mick

Hi mick,
> Also when I run the toshiba PC diagnostic tool the harddisk fails the test.
This would be also my personal opinion that something is wrong with HDD itself I mean if the computer try to boot it access the internal HDD and start Windows but if the computer cant find the internal HDD it tries to boot from LAN
I think you should contact an authorized service provider in your country. The guys should check your HDD and replace it if it necessary.
Furthermore backup all your data if you didnt do this as yet. Therefore you can use an external USB HDD.

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