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[Solved] Trouble shooting

Forum Laptops & Notebooks : Acer [Solved] Trouble shooting

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When i try to start my acer aspire the black screen pops up. this it what it is saying to me
for realtek RTL8139(X)/8130/810X PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13 (020325
PXE-E61: media test Failure, Check Cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM

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Try removing and reinstalling the hard drive.

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ok i will try you are just talking about disconnect from the motherboard and re connecting it right

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its trying to boot from lan because it cant find anything to boot from. So your hard drive has probably failed. you could try re-installing windows and re-seating the hard drive connection as suggested above, but chances are you will need a new hdd.

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