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.

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