nuc7i7bnh PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

[PNguy21]

I don't know what to do, I have this PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable

and can't do anything else with my nuc.

[n_scott_pearson]

When you see this, it means that the NUC was not able to find any local resource from which to boot and is looking for a remote (LAN-based) boot server.

If this is a brand new NUC, you want to insert the media from which you will be installing your O/S and do another CTRL-ALT-DEL to initiate the process.

Hope this helps,

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[PNguy21]

It is not new, it was working fine yesterday and today it wouldn't boot up. I tried the bios recovery and it still said the same thing.

[n_scott_pearson]

Ok, you need to check the BIOS Configuration and especially the Boot Order. As well, if a device is not showing up that should be there, it may have failed...

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[PNguy21]

If there is no device there every time I go to the bios configuration, what else could I do. Also would overheating be the problem too.

[n_scott_pearson]

Please describe your system. Use part numbers where you can. What memory do you have installed? What drives do you have installed?

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[PNguy21]

Intel Optane memory- SN(PHBT727105GK032E) SA(J45812-102)

Adata-SN(GEBN73800V0) SA(AAJ31145-306)

Segate Barracuda Compute- SN(WDZ3PJ96)

[n_scott_pearson]

Well, if it was booting and working fine one day and not the next, then something has changed. You are sure you didn't change anything in BIOS Setup in between? Possibilities are:

• BIOS Configuration is reset and Optane memory is disabled.
• Optane memory has failed.
• HDD has failed or been disconnected somehow (you verified that the two cables going from the drive bay to the board are still properly plugged into the board?)
• NUC has failed.

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[PNguy21]

No I didn't change anything in the Bios setup, I tried everything to make it boot and recovery but it still wouldn't.

[n_scott_pearson]

Have you verified that the BIOS is still configured to boot from/through the Optane memory?

Can you boot from a USB flash disk formatted for booting DOS or running/installing Linux or Windows? If you can, then likely something has happened to your boot image (perhaps as a result of the Optane memory.

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