my laptop can not start up?

Question

it says:
mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1600+ Processor
External Cache: 256K installed

Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0 (build 082)
Copyright (c) 1997,1998,199 Intel Corporation
VIA PCI 10/100Mb fast Ethernet Adapter v1.19 (2001/11/16)
PXE-E61:Media test failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel PXE ROM
Non system dixk-- insert boot disk and press any key


WHAT DO I DO !!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

(i have no idea about PXE-E61:Media test failure, check cable )

for non system disk :

remove the CD in it. (if there is any)

or your Master Boot Record is deleted somehow. you need to use recovery disc that came with your laptop.



Looks like a big problem though . so it might be the time to kiss it goodbye.





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how do you remove cmos battery on a laptop?

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Answer 2

Simple one to fix. Take out hard drive (forget any jumpers), take out laptop battery and cmos battery, wait 10 mins. fit everything back, restore bios settings and time and install yr operating system. This should sort yr problems out. Operating system on hardrive should behave.

Answer 3

man- did u zinxd ur gizmo. Its asking for reboot. Try self rebooting by pressing f10 or f8.Got reboot cd then try cd rebooting. open setup n configure boot menu - ist on cd ok best of luck