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Community => General Discussion => Topic farted by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 02:14:48 PM

Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 02:14:48 PM
While my actual one doesn't arrive, I tried checking out what was wrong with an old one, and this is the deal:

I start it up, the usual grey letters show up, however, at a point, the following shows up:
Intel(R) Boot Agent version 3.0.03
Copyright(C) 1997-2000, Intel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE Rom

A few seconds later, I get the choice of the three Safe Modes, or starting with the last correct configuration, or starting windows normally. If I pick one of the Safe Modes, then it reboots right away, and if I pick any of the others, it reaches the Windows XP screen,and after a while it reboots, making it a loop. (I can also see a bluescreen flicking before it reboots.)
What is this Clock Crew?
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: GearBoxClock on March 14, 2009, 02:15:32 PM
Reformat.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 02:20:08 PM
Quote from: GearBoxClock;1541006Reformat.

I was planning on doing that, but as a last resource. I dunno, is there another way to get it done?
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 03:10:25 PM
Okay, got rid of the error message, but I still get a reboot and a flick of a bluescreen.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: GodClock on March 14, 2009, 03:14:26 PM
search the blue screen error code, that will usually help.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 03:21:12 PM
Quote from: GodClock;1541031search the blue screen error code, that will usually help.

As I said, it flashes on and then off(permanently until next time), and this flashing is too fast for me to be able to read it.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: RomanClock on March 14, 2009, 04:17:04 PM
just wait for you new computer. Then when its all set up, attach your old hard drive as a slave then you can get your files and what not.
My guess is there is some messed up windows files or something.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: Thunderbolt on March 14, 2009, 04:20:51 PM
make a video from the moment with the blue screen with a camera and then watch frame by frame untill you can read it
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 14, 2009, 06:33:06 PM
Quote from: RomanClock;1541062just wait for you new computer. Then when its all set up, attach your old hard drive as a slave then you can get your files and what not.
My guess is there is some messed up windows files or something.

I've had the other one for a while, and all my files are there, I just wanted to fix the other one for the sake of decent browsing. Can't even access my mail properly in this thing. I guess I'll have to wait until Monday-Wednesday, thanks for the help everyone.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: Safe___Clock on March 14, 2009, 06:41:03 PM
load a ubuntu live disk and try fixing it from there!!
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: PowerGloveClock on March 14, 2009, 10:09:07 PM
also get a pc that can run tf2 and then get tf2
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: DiscoBallClock on March 15, 2009, 05:48:29 AM
Quote from: PowerGloveClock;1541274also get a pc that can run tf2 and then get tf2

I'm sure my broken PC can run TF2.
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: PowerGloveClock on March 15, 2009, 11:28:08 AM
Quote from: DiscoBallClock;1541411I'm sure my broken PC can run TF2.
you should get it bro
Title: Old PC with problems
Post by: MarshmallowClock on March 15, 2009, 12:15:40 PM
Reformatting is pretty much your only option, usually once your computer is looping with blue screens it is pretty much completely fucked.

And googling what the blue screen says usually doesn't yield any more results than "you need to reformat".

alternatively, your hard drive could've failed which would explain the "media check" message at bootup.
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