Toshiba (on XP) won't start

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  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,806 Forumite
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    yup, with figment on this one, that message (in 99% of instances) means the hdd has a problem - usually burgered, but sometimes software-related. This should be your first line of investigation :)
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  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Boot up from a Live CD in order to test your laptop's function without a needing a working hard drive.

    Does this machine have a model number?
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,861 Forumite
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    PXE is network boot - the boot sequence could be something like 1. CD, 2. Floppy Disk, 3. USB, 4. Hard Disk, 5. Network; each is tried in sequence and it looks like each failed and it fell through to the network option (PXE is Intel Preboot eXecution Environment to boot over a network).

    That would be consistent with the hard disk having failed.

    Elsewhere in setup there should be an option to list the disks - what do you see listed there?
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