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    Samsung 850 Evo in Sager NP8150

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by paleh0rse, Nov 30, 2015.

  1. paleh0rse

    paleh0rse Newbie

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    I just purchased a Samsung 850 Evo and when I went to install it in my Sager NP8150 I received:

    PXE-E61: Media test Failure, Check Cable
    PXE-M0F - Exiting PXE ROM

    This was with the windows 7 recovery dvd-rom in the disk drive and the ssd installed w/ the old sshd removed.

    Firmware version was showing as:
    american megatrends inc. 4.6.4, 4/6/2011

    I wasn't sure if it was possibly due to an outdated firmware version but wasn't having luck finding the correct version to upgrade it to.
     
    paleh0rse, Nov 30, 2015
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  2. Brent R.

    Brent R. Notebook Evangelist

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    did you check the sata cable's connection?
     
    Brent R., Nov 30, 2015
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  3. paleh0rse

    paleh0rse Newbie

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    I did it was showing up in the bios as well.
     
    paleh0rse, Nov 30, 2015
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  4. i_pk_pjers_i

    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    PXE is Preboot eXecution Environment, are you sure that you have the correct boot order set up?
     
    i_pk_pjers_i, Nov 30, 2015
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  5. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    yep, it sounds like a boot order thing. make sure that ur optical drive has first priority boot in your bios, that should do the trick :)
     
    jaybee83, Dec 1, 2015
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  6. paleh0rse

    paleh0rse Newbie

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    The boot sequence shows
    1 Sata odd p2: tsstcorp cddvdw ts-l633f
    2 usb odd
    3 Sata hdd p0: Samsung ssd 850 who 500g

    Sata mode is set to AhcI mode

    Pxe-e61 media test failure, check cable
    Pxe-m0f exiting pcs from

    Is what I get
     
    paleh0rse, Dec 1, 2015
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  7. paleh0rse

    paleh0rse Newbie

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    Think I may have found the problem looks like my disk drive died and isn't reading the disk
     
    paleh0rse, Dec 1, 2015
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  8. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    Could be. If the drive can't read the DVD, the computer will boot to the next available device - in this case, the network connection.
     
    Prostar Computer, Dec 1, 2015
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