booting problem

[jibon4all]

error message shows PXE-E61: Media test failure, ccheck cable PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM. No bootable device--insert boot disk and press any key. pls help me!

[WAWood]

@jibon4all

Hello;
Allow me to welcome you to the HP forums!

This error message means that your PC is trying to boot from a Server on your Local Network --and failing.

If this is what you intend, to boot from a Network Server, we can not help you in that -- and you will have to get help from a network technician to solve that issue.

If this is not what you intend, then when you reboot, press the Esc key repeatedly until a utilities menu is displayed, and when you see that, select the option to get into settings, and when you get there, scroll through the different menus until you find the one that allows for booting from a network -- and disable that.

Then, when you reboot, the PC will attempt to reboot locally, instead of from a network.

Good Luck

[wangqiang]

"No bootable device" is part of the error message that appears on the black screen. This issue will occur when the computer fails to find a device or file to boot system. Here are some possible causes you should know:

Incorrect boot order

Partition not set as active

Hard disk failure or corrupted MBR

You can try the following methods, which are highly-recommended by computer experts.

Solution 1: Change the boot order

If you insert an unbootable disk or CD in the  computer and set it as a boot device, then you will encounter “no bootable device”. Therefore, to ensure the computer start smoothly, you need to change the boot order and set the disk that loads the operating system as the bootable device.

To change the boot order, do as following:

1) Press the Power button and keep pressing F10 to enter BIOS. (the key could be ESC, Delete, F1, F2, depending on which computer you are using)

2) Press the arrow key on your keyboard to get Boot tab, and change the boot order settings to make Hard Drive as first boot device.

3) Follow the instruction given to you in the BIOS utility to navigate to Exit tab.

4) Locate and choose the Exit Saving Changes option to save the changes you made to the boot order.

5) Follow the prompts to restart your computer.

If the issue is still unsolved, please check out the next solution.

Solution 2: Reset primary partition as active

If the primary partition is not set as “active”, then the no bootable device  will occur. So please reset your primary partition as active using the Diskpart and running some commands.

First, insert the Windows installation media (DVD disk or USB flash drive) and boot your computer from that, then under System Recovery Options or Troubleshoot, click Command Prompt, finally type the following commands in sequence and hit enter after each: diskpart -> select disk 0 -> list partition 1 -> active.

Solution 3: Repair corrupted boot files

The corrupted boot files on the computers can be another important reason for the error being explained, such as the corrupted MBR. You can try to repair the MBR to get rid of no bootable device problem. Take these steps:

1) Insert the boot disk into your computer and boot from it.

2) Select the language and region, and then click Repair your computer.

3) In a Windows 10 (or Windows 8.1, Windows 😎 installation media, select Troubleshoot and then Command Prompt. In a Windows 7 installation media, in System Recovery Options, select the first item and Windows 7 as the operating system, click Next and then Command Prompt.

4) In Command Prompt, type the following commands one by one and hit Enter after each one. (If you are asked whether you want to add a new installation to boot list, press Y and then hit Enter.)

bootrec /fixmbr

bootrec /fixboot

bootrec /scanos

bootrec /rebuildbcd

5) Exit Command Prompt and restart your computer

If you think this method is too complicated, you can turn to an MBR repair tool, which can help you directly rebuild or fix mbr in easy steps without requiring installation disc or running command lines.