Solved Problems booting windows...

[Coq]

o I got a brand new desktop about 2 weeks ago and just got this error when booting:
''Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller Series (9/19/11). PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, check cable. PXE-MOF: Exiting PXE ROM. Reboot & select proper boot device . . . "

Because of the Family Controller part I figured it might have something to do with my controller plugged in, so I unplugged both my Xbox360 charging kit and the wireless receiver and rebooted.

Then it said something along the lines of : ''Windows failed to boot, Please enter the Windows installation disc and re-start the computer then click Repair computer''

I was baffled and in shock that my new PC was already failing me so I just stood there and looked at the screen for about a minute, and then windows 8 finally just booted by itself without me even having to re-start the computer.

Now what I'm wondering is if it was really the USBs plugged in messing with the booting, or if there is actually something wrong with my PC? I'd like to know ASAP while it's on warranty. I tried looking up that particular error online and people seemed to say it might have been a hard drive failure...

Thanks!

EDIT : There is definitely something wrong, now it seems everything I boot/restart it shows the message about Windows failing to boot (not the first one but the second, telling me steps to ''Repair computer''....) It stays on the error page for about 30 seconds and THEN boots up normally....it used to boot totally in about 3 seconds yesterday, what is wrong?

EDIT2 : I tried Repairing problems via the Advanced Startup options of Windows 8 and it says :
An unexpected I/O error has occurred.
Error code: 0xc000000e9
This problem can happen when a removable storage device is removed while it's in use or failing. Properly connecting any removable storage device and restarting your PC may fix this problem.

The thing is, there is no removable storage device?

 

[kingtez]

Sounds like a hardware fault somewhere. Could just be a loose cabe connection as the error is saying it cannot get a constant connection to a device.

I/O from what im aware are normally signs of hardware issues in some way.

Have you tried to system restore as opposed to a Automatic Repair? As a last resort, try a reset. If you get an error of a similar nature regarding I/O errors then take it back.

A 2 week old computer shouldnt be giving I/O errors! You have either 21 days or 28 days frompurchase to return an item if its faulty depending on the retailer.

 

[Coq]

Thanks for the reply, I guess I'll contact customer support =/ What I find weird though is that it displays the message, then boots up normally and I have absolutely no problems once it is booted. I left my pc running for several hours this morning after I got the first error and never had anything, not even slowdown, nada.
God, it took three weeks to ship too....

 

[theog]

Reset the UEFI/BIOS firmware to Windows Boot Manager first boot device & PXE ROM last boot device.

 

[Coq]

Reset the UEFI/BIOS firmware to Windows Boot Manager first boot device & PXE ROM last boot device.

I just did, well at least I think I did it, there were 4 booting options in my UEFI BIOS, the first was already what I assume to be the Windows Boot Manager (it actually had like a code name HLI-uh something and whatnot) The second was the PXE ROM which i switched to last and the two others were Realtek Ethernet 4 and 6 which I suppose must be CD and USB drives respectively?

Anyway since doing so, I shut the PC down and re-started 5 times. 4 out of 5 times it worked like a charm , fast like before and without any problems, yet the second reboot led to the message :
''A disc reading error has occured Press ctrl+alt+del to restart your computer.''

Is this something that can happen from time to time? I just came to post this and will try a few more reboots now.

 

[Coq]

Well 5 more reboots super fast and without any problems. Weird thing is, I went back to check the name of the HL thing....and now there were 5 booting options. a new options appeared as the 2nd one.
the first and second started the same like ACHI P0 : HL-??-?? DVDRAM and the other ACHI P3: something

 

[lehnerus2000]

I just did, well at least I think I did it, there were 4 booting options in my UEFI BIOS, the first was already what I assume to be the Windows Boot Manager (it actually had like a code name HLI-uh something and whatnot) The second was the PXE ROM which i switched to last and the two others were Realtek Ethernet 4 and 6 which I suppose must be CD and USB drives respectively?

the first and second started the same like ACHI P0 : HL-??-?? DVDRAM and the other ACHI P3: something

Ethernet = Network
DVDRAM = Optical Drive

 

[fafhrd]

A lesson in Abbreviations

AHCI - Advanced Host Controller Interface - a standard for connection to SATA (Serial ATA [AT* Attachment]) devices which are your Hard disks, SSDs and Optical Drives (the HL-DT-ST DVDRAM device in your case) HL-DT-ST identifies the Optical Drive as a Hitachi-LG Data Storage device

The P0 and P3 represent the cable ports on the motherboard that the SATA devices are connected to.

PXE is a Preboot Execution Environment - which boots from an instruction from your network - complicated to explain and unlikely ever to be used by you. Hence the reason to set it last, or disable it if possible.

*AT together with XT and ATX are Motherboard form factors (i.e. standard configurations)

Phew!

 

[theog]

The second was the PXE ROM

= Legacy network boot.

Realtek Ethernet 4 and 6

= UEFI network boot.

Check all the cables.

 

[Coq]

Thanks for the lesson guys, the boot option that was absent the first time and appeared the second time was indeed the Hard drive option, which is weird, but I haven't had any problems since yesterday (and about 12 reboots later)
I will definitely check for any loose cables just in case. Thanks for the help!