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    5536 no os found after factory restore?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by importpsycho, Nov 5, 2009.

  1. importpsycho

    importpsycho Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran factore restore from a CD all goes well but after it's done and reboots, it says no os found?


    Broadcom Base Code PXE-2.1
    PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
    PXE-M0F: Exiting Broadcom PXE ROM
    Operating System not found


    I've seen this one on many acer laptops after factory restore
    any idea what's wrong?
    HD is fine, other wise restore process would've gone wrong
    plus, seatool shows no errors

    HDD shows up on BIOS and is 1st on the boot list
     
    importpsycho, Nov 5, 2009
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It appears that the OS restore failed to work. You'll probably need to get a CD from Microsoft, and use your OEM key and reinstall the OS yourself.
     
    Greg, Nov 5, 2009
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    importpsycho Notebook Enthusiast

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    restore cd was created from perfect working condition
    but i think it's cd too... tried on differet unit, same model and it's giving me the same error...
     
    importpsycho, Nov 5, 2009
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