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Whenever I start Windows XP, it says media cable test failure. Then it restarts a billion times, meaning always showing the boot screen, then some moments later I get a message stating pex build, then it says to press F1 for setup or F2 to resume.
I have re-installed Windows XP many times and for a few weeks it solves the problem, but comes back again.
2012-01-16 01:22:00
Hello, If you have tried many installations and it always comes back with the same error, it could mean there is a misconfiguration in BIOS. One solution for this is to go into BIOS and change the boot sequence. In your case, it is
F1
. This is what you could try:-- restart computer-- keep pressing
F1 key
-- once you enter BIOS, find the boot page-- set
harddrive
as first choice by highlighting harddrive entry an press the
F6
key until it moves to the first entry at the top -- set
CD
as second choice by doing the same. If you have to move and entry down, you can use the
F5
key-- find the PXE option, highlight it and press enter-- select disable and press enter-- click on last tab of BIOS and select
save settings and exit
option, then press enter-- computer will restartYou might get the error that cable is disconnected but your computer will boot up. Let us know if it works
2012-01-15 11:10:00
perhaps the problem PXE Media test failure, check cable occurs because the computer tries to boot from a network device and can not, and then ask to check a cable (network) is connected .