booting problems with my computer, can anyone tell me what this means?

Question

Its an E-machines desktop computer model T3306. it is about a year old, when we turn the computer on, it tries to load and gives this message :
intel undi, pxe- 2.1 (build 082)
copyright (c) 1997- 2000 intel corporation

for realtek rtl8139(x)/8130/810x PCI fast ethernet controller v2.16 (041224)

client mac addr: 00 40 CA A9 82 68 GUID : FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF
PXE-E53: no boot filename received

PXE-MOF : EXISTING PXE ROM.
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

This is right after it says verify bmi pool data i beleive. and it gets through that step and that is the next step it takes.

When it did this before, I went and pressed F8 and started from the last known good configuration and it loaded. now when i try to get back there, when i press F8, it doesnt even acknowledge that i pressed it. it will work for F2 and F10, but when i press F8 it continues on its regular path as if ive pressed nothing. can anyone help me?

BTW~ This is my moms computer, she has no idea where the restore disk is, i was going to just reinstall windows, but she can not find that disk. any options?

when i went into the bios settings before, it said the first place it was booting from was cd rom, and that didnt make sense so i changed it to harddrive, and then it was fine for about 2 weeks, now its back to how it was but its still set to hard drive

Answer 1

Check first boot device in BIOS first, may be that'll solve the problem.

Answer 2

Well a few things:
1. You are in trouble (duh)
2. the hard disk has lost enough files that it no longer boots
3. You CAN order another disk from emachine. Better call them and find out since you will likely need it. (costs about 25 bucks)

Remember IF you do use the restore disk you destroy all your data. That's the word DESTROY ALL YOUR DATA.

So:
1. get the restore disk because with XP you have to have it.
2. decide on how important your data is. If you want to keep it you will likely need some help. Options are
a. buy another hard disk (so now you have 2)
b. once you get it put in (new hard disk) you can reinstall windows from the restore disk you JUST ordered. (hint)

Remember if you got the errors you cited, big chance your hard disk has gone splat and your data might be toast.

See if someone can find you a windows 98 boot disk and see if you can access the hard drive at all. The errors you list indicate your operating system (probably win xp) has been destroyed. (or destroyed enough)

Answer 3

Um, the person who posted the previous answer does not have a clue. I don't think he has enough experience (duh)....
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Computers can be set so that when an error occurs they try to boot off of a network. This is what you are seeing. In some instances they just forget to boot off of the hard disk.


There should be a key you need to press when you turn the computer one to enter the BIOS setup.

Once in look at the Startup tab something that references boot order.

There may be three groupings:

Primary
Automatic
Error

Turn off Automatic and Error (remove devices from these groups)
Under the Primary group make sure your CD-ROM is the first device and your hard disk is the second device.

Save the settings and exit.

Answer 4

It sounds like your hard disk drive is malfunctioning. One way to check would be to power on the computer and enter BIOS. There is usually an option to "Auto-Detect Hard Disk". If the Mobo is able to detect a hard disk, then the next step would be to REPAIR your Windows installation. You WILL NOT lose any information using this method.
If you have a Windows XP installation disk, insert it and power on the computer. You may have to change the boot sequence in BIOS to boot from the optical drive. You will be prompted "to press any key to boot from CD..." Press any key and let the installation begin. You will be prompted to "Install Windows", select this option. The NEXT screen will give you an option to repair Windows, select it. This process re-installs essential files that are required for Windows to boot from the HDD. It will not destroy any existing files on your HDD.

Answer 5

in case you hear numerous beeps from the pc speaker, it capacity that the pc failed its capacity-on self attempt (positioned up) by way of fact a situation exchange into detected. The positioned up is a technique that tests numerous factors which incorporate capacity, BIOS, CPU, reminiscence, and video. on condition that one and all those tests pass, the pc will then enable the working equipment to load. yet whilst various of of those tests fail, beeps point out a situation and the boot technique is halted. those errors are slightly harder to troubleshoot. To diagnose the situation, hear to the beeps heavily and write down the sequence. Is it one long beep? Is it numerous short beeps? what number? as quickly as you have the beep sequence documented, you may discover out what it capacity. What BIOS do you have? once you first turn on the pc, look on the final of the 1st reveal screen to ensure. undemanding BIOS varieties are Award, Phoenix, and AMI.

Answer 6

If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
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