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Anonymous Posted on Jun 19, 2011

How to solve Pre boot execution environment (pxe) v2.1

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  • Anonymous Jun 19, 2011

    what is the issue, can you please explain the problem you are having in detail.

  • Hkout Thu Aung
    Hkout Thu Aung Jan 18, 2019

    Yukon PXE 6.50.2.3 (20071825) (C)Copyright 2883-280? MarvellCR. AII Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE) v (C)Copyr ight 1997-2000 Intel Corporatio PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cabl PXE-MaF: Exiting PXE ROM. Operating System not found

  • Larry Ng
    Larry Ng Feb 24, 2019

    to all Hyjackers here.
    To Lareence and others hyjacking this post.
    HKout you hyjacked year 2011 ,
    NO problem there is an answer, and is this...
    this is a BIOS error!
    the BIOS on PCs is really crude and a bit daft. this is normal, for all BIOS.

    BIOS tries to boot all things in your boot order list, (it is your job to maintain it)
    on PCs that are enterprise certified like this PC it can boot from
    CD/dvd
    HDD, SSD 1 or 2.
    USB sticks in ports 1,2,3, etc.
    SD slot card if opted new
    and Subnet LAN PXE server that no home has.
    ok?
    On my PCs and servers I have PXE disable so only my devices scan. in my order.

    so when the HDd goes dead, the bios like a slave of man it is, simply goes down the list 1 by1 and lands on PXE. (and dies)

    a better error would have been
    ALL BOOT devices OFFLINE (HDD to PXE)etc.
    or DEAD all boot devices are dead.
    some BIOS shows black screen?
    some BIOS shows, the BIOS F1 page 1 screen.
    as a hint that no boot devices exist.
    most times the HDD is simple dead or like XP fully and horribly infected forever.
    some BIOS LOOP the boot list endlessly in a mad attempt to boot the hDD and can never do it again until your TECH repairs the damage.
    that covers all PCs above, MOST the odd ways
    BIOS shows HDD#0 - DEAD.(there are more)

    the PXE means.
    1: you forgot to turn off PXE in bios
    or the CMOS RTC coin cell is dead, replace it
    or just did, and reset PXE to on.
    2: or simply means the hDD is dead. or your boot order in BIOS is set wrong.

    best is to go into BIOS and turn PXE to disabled forever.
    then run HDD tests. but only if the coin cell is not dead. below 2.9vdc is dead or going fast to dead.

  • Larry Ng
    Larry Ng Feb 26, 2019

    on any lap to for sure this old
    we remove the old bad big battery first
    and run on AC power only.
    runs now?
    then replace the RTC coin cell battery
    both batteries if still 12 years old today
    are bad. replace the RTC coin cell next
    then test the HDD, next. ask.

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It's trying to boot off a network. Change your BIOS settings.

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  • Anonymous Feb 24, 2019

    fix the dead HDD first. forget PXE its a red herring here.
    change PXe in your mind to "all boot devices dead"

  • Anonymous Feb 25, 2019

    or turn off PXE, in bios
    now it tells you the new last in line thing to boot is dead. (CD?)
    if you turn off all boot devices but the HDD0
    then when you boot it tells you HDD0 is dead.
    and is. (I will not cover all reasons for why any HDD is bad or corrupted on that it is.) but we do test it first, every time.

  • Anonymous Feb 26, 2019

    or kids were playing with PC
    and went in to BIOS page1 and hit the reset BIOS to defaults and some PC will revert to PXE boot only. (enterprise version)
    so go there now, to BIOS and see boot order
    make sure HDD 0 it top of list
    if HDD 0 missing it is dead, in the list.

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