Ethernet problem

I'm not well up on laptops, any idea what this problem is, anyone?

I'm emailing the message that appears on my poot screen when I switch
on cos it's easier than trying to read it over the phone.
Intel UNDI, PXE-2.0(build 082)
Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Intel Corporation
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter v2.35 (2004/06/11)
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel PXE ROM
Operating System not found

Apart from OS not found, obviously. Someone contacting me from Wales
with very vague info!

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Lesley
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BONY#54P BOB#18
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SP emerged from their own little world to say

Google finds a lot of "tech help forum" posts from 2001-2003

So, here's something less vague from Wales: bin it & buy yourself something
less old for Xmas.

 

It worked fine until yesterday, and the peeps with the lappie don't
have a clue.

I problaly should have said earlier, until it went tits-up it worked
fine, for a lappie.

Oh well.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Not vague at all. As someone else said, for whatever reason it's decided
not to boot form teh hard drive, and is attempting to boot form a network
device, which it can't cos it's disconnected.

It's finally bombing with a message that effectively means 'You now have a
large and expensive paperweight'

Someone needs to get into the BIOS and check that the settings haven't
(been) altered, faling that OS re-install, possibly on a new HD

HTH
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Hmm, cheers. I've no idea how old the lappy is, fingers crossed it's
still under warranty.

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Lesley
CBR600FW
SBS#11 (with oak-leaf cluster)
BOTAFOT#101A UKRMHRC#12
BONY#54P BOB#18
Real burds don't take hormones, they rage naturally

 

Probably *not* going to help the data on it though
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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 OMF#22
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
Alfa 116 Giulietta 3.0l (Really) Sprint 1.7 156 TS S2
Triumph Speed Triple: Black with extra black bits

www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk