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    acer 5315 reinstall

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by ef111, Feb 10, 2013.

  1. ef111

    ef111 Newbie

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    hello all

    i have a aspire 5315 that im trying to reinstall
    i have a new hard drive and when i hit "f2" it wont let me into the bios
    this screen shows up: broadcom undi pxe-2.1 ver 10.9.9

    pxe-e61: media test failure, check cable

    pxe-m0f:exiting broadcom pxe rom

    i need to know how to fix the chassis so i can reinstall win 7

    thanks in advance
     
    ef111, Feb 10, 2013
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  2. SickSilvo

    SickSilvo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, first sorry i cant help you as i dont have any experience with this model (yet) but tomorrow i will get one to install win7 on it,so i have question - does wi-fi and other important stuff work on it or should i install vista on it? Again sorry and thank you
     
    SickSilvo, Feb 17, 2013
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  3. mjmacnab

    mjmacnab Notebook Geek

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    I found this on fixya.com (posted by someone called ClearwaveTec on Aug 12 2008) and it might help?

    "The Broadcom PXE looks for a boot device/files from a network source if the network cable is't plugged in then you get the PXE-E61: Media test failure check cable, you can turn this off in the bios, when this doesn't find any boot information it moves onto the next boot device which is defined in the bios, usally the dvd drive then the HD. If this is a Altos server you have bought they are not supplied with an OS so it wont boot from the HD to begin with, if you already had a OS installed and it wont boot then there is something wrong with with the HD or the connectors or posibly the boot sectors are corrupted, if the device is making th tak tak noise the it is having trouble reading te device."

    From the above, if you've got any network cable plugged in I'd try disconnecting it (or if it isn't plugged in try plugging one in) and then see if you can get into the Bios. Also, I know on my laptop I have to be very quick hitting F2 after power on to get into the Bios. Just a thought....

    Hope this helps :spinny:
     
    mjmacnab, Feb 17, 2013
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  4. n2gc

    n2gc Notebook Geek

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    Yea you want to make sure you have everything pulled from the unit. Soon as
    you turn it on start tapping F2. It should show that it's entering BIOS. That's
    how mine does it, if I remember right. I know on some Acer's like the 5532,
    F10 gets you into BIOS.

    Update.

    Yes, it is F2 and just as soon as you hit the power up button, start tapping
    F2. As another member mentioned, it POST's up pretty darn quick. I just
    tried it a couple of times on a 5315-2153.
     
    n2gc, Feb 17, 2013
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  5. ef111

    ef111 Newbie

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    hello sicksilvio

    thanks in advance to answer your question a yr ago i upgraded from vista to 7 with no probs that i saw
     
    ef111, Feb 19, 2013
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