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beckett71
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7. March 2008 @ 14:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Greetings,

I recently acquired a Uniwell laptop, model #257SA1. It had no power cord, so after purchasing one, I commenced with start-up.

It gets as far as telling me it has Pen4, and then gives me this information:
SiS900 PXE BootRom v1.09 Hook Int19
Client Mac Addr : 00 03 0D 14 EB C& Guid: 4489C01B-D1F5-D811-BF88-0D3F87CA9BD7
PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received.
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM
Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key

The sticker on the bottom states XP Home Edition.

Any help in getting this up and running would be very kind.

John
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hpcompaqR
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7. March 2008 @ 14:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Sounds like if your missing a Hard Drive. Or don't have an OS installed. If you do have a HDD installed with the Windows XP HE, then try this.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. March 2008 @ 14:38

beckett71
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7. March 2008 @ 14:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am somewhat of a novice (if you couldn't tell). How do I check to see if the HD is missing?

If it is not, would you suggest purchasing an OS (like XP) and try loading it at start-up?

Thanks for your fast reply, btw.

John
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7. March 2008 @ 15:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Check your "BIOS" it's Usually a F1 - F7, F9 - F12 you have to press one of these keys when you turn on your laptop. Search for it there but don't move any settings. I am sorry I don't know much about Uniwill computers. You can try this LINK. It depends, about how much did you pay for this laptop? Windows XP HE can run up to 200.00$USD which is for me a lot of money. I think first you should try other methods. Unwill might provide some type of recovery disc or OS re-installation discs. So if your laptop cost around 500$USD or less than I suggest don't buy it. Let me dig around and see if there is another way to help you.

This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. March 2008 @ 15:24

beckett71
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7. March 2008 @ 15:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
HP - thanks for helping so far! You are great!

Well, I've tried using a Toshiba Recovery disc, and it seems to be working, then I get a "Wrong Machine" message and A\: prompt

Additionally, once it runs through the message from my first post, any key pressed just repeats the message again.

I found XP home on NewEgg for under $90.00. Let me know if you find any other help. I'm also still looking...

John
hpcompaqR
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7. March 2008 @ 15:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
If you have a working computer than follow the steps bellow. It might be able to fix your problem if you do indeed have a hardrive. I had a similar error with my hardrive.

http://tinyempire.com/notes/ntldrismissing.htm#
What_if_the_computer_doesn't_have_a_floppy_drive?
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beckett71
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7. March 2008 @ 15:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks, will give this a try.

Let you know if it works. Again, thanks for the help!!

John
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