Satellite C660D-124 - PXE - E61 media test failure

Hi all

This is my first post on your forum.
I know a little bit to move the laptop.
I have a Satellite C660D-124
I was playing music when he decided to stop and I got this error message.
PXE - E61 media test failure.

what I've done so far;

(1) battery removed, removed HDD.
replace drive HARD and battery. no change in error.

(2) joined in setting up F2, noticed the HDD\SDD says NOT PRESENT.
Scrolls to the start menu that looks like this...
HARD DRIVE
CD/DVD
FLOPPY DRIVE
LAN
down the HARD drive and back up and saved on exit without change by mistake

(3) when I go peripheral to the F12 boot boot, the boot menu reads as follows;
CD/DVD - HL - DT - ST DVDRAM GT 30N
REALTEK LAN PXE B03 DOO

There is no DISC in the start menu, is there?

I would have appreciated your advice and your expertise on this matter and I hope that my h/dd is not dead
see you soon
Don3030

Hello

Your HARD drive is defective and must be replaced.
I m sure about it because the HARD disk does not appear in the BIOS. But it should.

Replace the HARD drive, reinstall the system and the laptop would go again :)

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