I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
playing an audio file.

The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
respond.

Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:

PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom

Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
boot device and press a key.

Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
that susceptible to shock.

Sincere thanks for all assistance.

"James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
> playing an audio file.
>
> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
> respond.
>
> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>
> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>
> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>
> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
> boot device and press a key.
>
> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
> that susceptible to shock.
>
> Sincere thanks for all assistance.

It's possible but unlikely that your C drive is kaput. You need to see what
is actually going on to determine the problem. Part of what makes the hard
drive work is the way it spins around rapidly, so is it spinning? Can you
feel it working? If not, check the power. If it appears to be connected
OK, try the power cable from another device that seems to have power. I'm
sorry if I'm stating the bleeding obvious.

You know that the computer was "accidentally" punched front-on, so it's
likely that something has come adrift. Ensure that the cable connecting
your drive to the motherboard is attached properly, best done by removing
and reinserting the connectors. While you're at it, it may also be a good
idea to reseat anything else that plugs in, eg video or sound card (being
mindful of anti-static precautions), just in case they've been disturbed as
well.

The messages that you're getting suggest that the computer is trying to boot
from a network, which is consistent with your C drive not being bootable for
whatever reason. Hopefully it's merely a disturbance caused by your "love
tap" (this refers to you hitting it, and is in no way intended to be a
euphemistic phallus reference).

Good luck. Let us know how you get on.

--
George
"Just remember that today is the tomorrow that you were shittin' yourself
about yesterday" - Billy Thorpe - 15 December 2006

James wrote:
> I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
> playing an audio file.
>
> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
> respond.
>
> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>
> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>
> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>
> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
> boot device and press a key.
>
> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
> that susceptible to shock.
>
> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
Boot from a repair floppy, or repair cd.
then check the c drive.
Try booting from a Knoppix(linux) cd, and use it ot check the drive.
Also boot into bios, to see if the disk is detected.
If all that fails, jeh, jou did kill it.

"Wog George" <wog-NotThisBit-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8e408361-1f70-417b-92dd-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
>> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
>> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
>> playing an audio file.
>>
>> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
>> respond.
>>
>> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>>
>> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>>
>> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>>
>> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
>> boot device and press a key.
>>
>> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
>> that susceptible to shock.
>>
>> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
>
> It's possible but unlikely that your C drive is kaput. You need to see
> what is actually going on to determine the problem. Part of what makes
> the hard drive work is the way it spins around rapidly, so is it spinning?
> Can you feel it working? If not, check the power. If it appears to be
> connected OK, try the power cable from another device that seems to have
> power. I'm sorry if I'm stating the bleeding obvious.
>
> You know that the computer was "accidentally" punched front-on, so it's
> likely that something has come adrift. Ensure that the cable connecting
> your drive to the motherboard is attached properly, best done by removing
> and reinserting the connectors. While you're at it, it may also be a good
> idea to reseat anything else that plugs in, eg video or sound card (being
> mindful of anti-static precautions), just in case they've been disturbed
> as well.
>
> The messages that you're getting suggest that the computer is trying to
> boot from a network, which is consistent with your C drive not being
> bootable for whatever reason. Hopefully it's merely a disturbance caused
> by your "love tap" (this refers to you hitting it, and is in no way
> intended to be a euphemistic phallus reference).
>
> Good luck. Let us know how you get on.
>

More bleeding obvious, but turn off your computer and even unplug the power
cord before playing with data cables and cards. If your drive isn't
spinning as per paragraph 1 in my response, have the computer on while you
swap power cables around. It may not necessarily be recommended but it's
sure as hell practical.

--
George
"We've got Jews and perverts and bullies and all kinds of sinners in this
town, Sister Ann." - Eric Cartman - 26 July 2000

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> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
>> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
>> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
>> playing an audio file.
>>
>> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
>> respond.
>>
>> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>>
>> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>>
>> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>>
>> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
>> boot device and press a key.
>>
>> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
>> that susceptible to shock.
>>
>> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
>>
>
> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...3-no-boot.html
>
>
I saw that but promptly dismissed it due to the apparent root cause of the
problem, ie an impact. While magnetism and impact don't make good
bedfellows, I considered that a decent whack would be unlikely to change the
bios. Stranger things have happened of course...

--
George
"If I don't see you in the future, I'll see you in the past" - Tommy Bolin -
Melbourne 1975

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>> "(!)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
>>>> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
>>>> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
>>>> playing an audio file.
>>>>
>>>> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
>>>> respond.
>>>>
>>>> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>>>>
>>>> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>>>>
>>>> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>>>>
>>>> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
>>>> boot device and press a key.
>>>>
>>>> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
>>>> that susceptible to shock.
>>>>
>>>> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
>>>>
>>>
>>> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...3-no-boot.html
>>>
>>>
>> I saw that but promptly dismissed it due to the apparent root cause of
>> the problem, ie an impact. While magnetism and impact don't make good
>> bedfellows, I considered that a decent whack would be unlikely to change
>> the bios. Stranger things have happened of course...
>>
>
> is this a new class............dellweight, computerweight,
> pcweight.......sounds like it was a KO in the first, with a blow to the
> temple.
>
It was a blow to the OP's aspirations of using his PC.

Despite my physical dimensions, the best I've ever been able to accomplish
by punching a computer is a bruised knuckle. That was when I fought in the
no-name-clone-weight category.

--
George
"If you lose the big game, that little boy is gonna die faster than Steve
Irwin in a tank full of stingrays" - Cancer Doctor - 14 November 2006

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>> "Wog George" <wog-NotThisBit-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
>>>>> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
>>>>> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
>>>>> playing an audio file.
>>>>>
>>>>> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
>>>>> respond.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>>>>>
>>>>> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>>>>>
>>>>> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>>>>>
>>>>> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
>>>>> boot device and press a key.
>>>>>
>>>>> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
>>>>> that susceptible to shock.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...3-no-boot.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I saw that but promptly dismissed it due to the apparent root cause of the problem, ie
>>> an impact. While magnetism and impact don't make good bedfellows, I considered that a
>>> decent whack would be unlikely to change the bios. Stranger things have happened of
>>> course...
>>>
>>
>> is this a new class............dellweight, computerweight, pcweight.......sounds like
>> it was a KO in the first, with a blow to the temple.
>>
> It was a blow to the OP's aspirations of using his PC.
>
> Despite my physical dimensions, the best I've ever been able to accomplish by punching a
> computer is a bruised knuckle. That was when I fought in the no-name-clone-weight
> category.

check the cabling

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>>>>> "James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>>>>>I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
>>>>>> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
>>>>>> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
>>>>>> playing an audio file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The audio app immediately seized, mouse and keyboard wouldn't
>>>>>> respond.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hit the reset button to attempt to reboot and I get the following:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PXE-E53: No boot filename received
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE Rom
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Reboot and select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected
>>>>>> boot device and press a key.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does it sound like I've killed my C drive? I didn't think it would be
>>>>>> that susceptible to shock.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincere thanks for all assistance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://forums.techguy.org/windows-95...3-no-boot.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I saw that but promptly dismissed it due to the apparent root cause of
>>>> the problem, ie an impact. While magnetism and impact don't make good
>>>> bedfellows, I considered that a decent whack would be unlikely to
>>>> change the bios. Stranger things have happened of course...
>>>>
>>>
>>> is this a new class............dellweight, computerweight,
>>> pcweight.......sounds like it was a KO in the first, with a blow to the
>>> temple.
>>>
>> It was a blow to the OP's aspirations of using his PC.
>>
>> Despite my physical dimensions, the best I've ever been able to
>> accomplish by punching a computer is a bruised knuckle. That was when I
>> fought in the no-name-clone-weight category.
>
> check the cabling
>
My knuckle wasn't cabled at the time, and has since recovered.

--
George
"If I was a towel, why would I be wearing this hat and this fake
moustache" - Steven McTowelie - 19 April 2006

On Sep 30, 10:55*pm, James <muzicia...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I was futzing around near the tower of my XP machine and accidentally
> banged the corner on the front of the tower with my knuckles which
> amounted to a half-hearted punch pretty much straight on while it was
> playing an audio file.


Hmm. I've since pulled the drive out and attached it to another
machine to see if I could salvage some of the files off it and as a
slave drive it fires up and I'm able to look around it. It's let me
copy various files from it, haven't encountered any dysfunctionality
with it so far. The date and power cables were all tight when I pulled
it out - and as tight as they fit in the back, there's no way a whang
on the case would knock them out of the socket.

This is certainly curious.

"James" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> Hmm. I've since pulled the drive out and attached it to another
> machine to see if I could salvage some of the files off it and as a
> slave drive it fires up and I'm able to look around it. It's let me
> copy various files from it, haven't encountered any dysfunctionality
> with it so far. The date and power cables were all tight when I pulled
> it out - and as tight as they fit in the back, there's no way a whang
> on the case would knock them out of the socket.
>
> This is certainly curious.
>
I don't suppose reinstalling it in the original PC worked? Have you popped
it back in now that you see that the drive itself seems OK?

Perhaps you could put your bootable drive from the other PC into the
offending PC. I'll assume for a moment that the hardware is completely
different but you can abort the boot process if it appears to work more than
the original drive. Then plug the original drive back in. Maybe you've
dislodged a speck of dust when you've given it a thorough thrashing, um, I
mean accidentally knocked it.

--
George
"If I could call Chris Hansen an asshole-licking dick fart to his face, I
would be soooo happy" - Craig - 03 October 2007