got a hp pavilion dv4000 tried to reinstall windows xp because i got a new screen for it. in the middle of installation xp home edition i got the blue screen of death now when i turn on my pc i ge this message
For Realtek RTL8139(x)/8130/810x PCI Fast Ethernet Controller v2.13 (020326)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
Pxe-M0f: Exiting PXE ROM>
Also when i try to boot from a cd i get the same message and from the hard drive. Does any one know if this is broken hard drive or some other thing far worse?
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you tried to reinstall XP because you got a new monitor?
anyway, I'd keep trying by formatting/wiping your HD first -
dv4000 is a laptop, right?
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Your hard drive is unable to boot because of an incomplete install. This indicates absolutely nothing more than an incomplete install of the operating system. This is an educated guess as you have failed to post the on-screen information displayed when attempting to boot which would enable a more accurate assesment of the issue.
If you want a more accurate answer, YOU will have to provide more information. Replacing a laptop screen does not require OS installation, why was this done? Why did the screen need replaced?
A BSOD usually has some information on it, such as a stop error with a bunch of numbers. Did you write those down? If so, post them here. If not, then you have lost the only useful diagnostic information available.
If you would like wild guesses based of phases of the moon or tea leaves, I'm sure you can get some of those. If you would like something slightly more accurate, then a full and complete description of all changes ocurring recently to the PC, and error messages received, and anything else out of the ordinary which has happened to the box, will be necessary.
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