I try all method but still I am not able to install Windows. Now new error start coming. Media test failure check cable, once

Ashish_12

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I am trying to install Windows 7 on new hard disk in my laptop HP pavilion g4 1200tx. When I started it show me unlocated first time than I format it and also make partition as per the instructions given on HP site for first time use of new hard disk and again try to install, than it stop showing the hard disk and message come up no drives were found again I try to solve it and read solution on tomshardare and it resolve but after that no device found started to come up again and again after that a new message com when I remove and put hard disk again mass storages media fail cable problem. And again finally no drives found come and it never resolve. I try a lot to solve it but no solution work. Please help me. I really need of it I waste almost 4-5 days on it. Please help me.
 

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It is brand new hard disk and I was checked it plug in PC it show me there. And how I can check in bios? Please tell me this also, I will check it
 
Start at the beginning, why did you replace the disk? Was the system having issues or just upgrading, if issues, what exactly? At what point exactly in the setup are you getting the driver errors and exactly what is the error message? Is it after Windows is installed and starting? Did you make sure the hard drive is seated properly?
 

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@Hang-the-9: I'm having the same issue but it's with my HP Desktop. I replaced the hard drive because it died on me and now that I have replaced it I keep getting this message "PXE-E61: media fail, check cable". After that message appears it tell me to hit any key to continue and when I do that message just continues on popping up and wont do anything else.
I downloaded Windows 10 onto a DVD-R which I'm trying to install onto the new hard drive but it won't let me get that far to where I can do that. I'm working on it now so I hope you can help me.





 

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ok try another sata cable?maybe?If your new hdd works fine on anyother machine then the problem itself has to do with the sata cable or slot so try another sata cable or another slot it might also has to do with the psu output
 

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Disable LAN boot in the BIOS.
 


That is not going to help with not being able to boot, it just won't go to the network boot when it fails to boot from the hard drive. Disabling LAN to fix the issue is like telling someone to close their eyes when they are falling from a building. Sure you won't see the issue anymore, but you'll still go splat.
 

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I never said it was the all encompassing solution. Just 1 thing out of the way.