Got all my parts over the last few weeks bar 1 the cd rom player . I conected everything else together just to see if it would boot up , on booting an error message came up.

FOR REALTEK RTL813 (ABC) /RTL8130 PCI FAST ETHERNET CONTROLLER V 2.11 ( 001205 ) PXE E61 MEDIA TEST FAILURE FAILURE CHECK CABLE PXE MOF EXITING PXE ROM - did not match any .

On pressing delete I got to thr bios where everything looks ok . Is the message just a absense of cd rom ? .

Thanks Ian

Just found this what do you think ?


Why does my computer give a “Media Test Failure: Check cable” error message when I
turn it on??
The error is generated by an incorrect BIOS setting. The computer is trying to boot (or
startup) from a network resource. More than likely your computer is not on a network,
therefore the error is displayed.
There is a simple solution to this problem. All you have to do is follow these specific
steps:
1. When your computer is first starting up; there will be a prompt on the screen that
says “press (ctrl + alt + enter) to enter the setup.” When you see this prompt press
those keys. This will take you into the BIOS.
2. Important: before changing anything keep in mind that the BIOS hold most of
your hardware configuration settings, startup settings, and other options. If you
don’t know what a setting is for it’s probably best that you don’t change it!
3. Once on the BIOS screen you will notice a menu along the bottom of the page.
This menu tells you what key combinations to use to perform different functions.
You will notice one that says Alt + P will take you to the next page. Press the
keys.
4. One the next page you will see the settings divided into to columns. In the upper
column you will see a setting for boot options or perhaps startup options. This
setting is probably set to device list Ctrl?. You will need to use the arrow keys
to move down to this option. Once you have highlighted this option, press the
arrow keys to toggle the different settings. You can select either diskette first or
CD-ROM first.
5. It does not matter which one you select really. The only determinate would be if
you ever boot from a floppy or CD. If you do not then it does not matter, but if
you do then choose accordingly. Once you have changed this setting to your
preference. Press the ESC key. This will reboot your computer and save your
setting.
6. The error message should no longer be displayed. If it is still displayed after
pressing ESC and rebooting then you may need to shut it completely off. Wait a
few seconds and then turn it back on.

It's possible that the MB's BIOS is configured to boot to a LAN(local area network). But it's not likely.
To get into Setup to check if that's the case, press and hold the Del key during startup, which is the normal method. However, some BIOS's use other keys, so pay attention to the 1st or 2nd screen during startup for the correct key(s) to press.
Once in Setup, you will see the main menu. The menu item that you want to highlight(maneuver around using the arrow keys) is 'Advanced BIOS Features' or similar. In that item you will see 'First Boot Device' or similar.
If Floppy, CD-ROM, or HDD-0 is shown next to that item, then booting to a LAN is not the cause of your problem.
If LAN is shown next to it, then highlight it, simultaneously press the -/+/Page Up/Page Down keys until it shows 'Floppy', CD-ROM, or HDD-0, press the Esc key, from the main menu select 'Save Changes and Exit'(or similar), press Enter, type Y at the warning, and press Enter.

If LAN was not configured in BIOS as the first boot device, then the hard drive may be the cause.
To check this, see if it's recognized in BIOS.
Or you can insert a Windows boot floppy(if you do not have one you can either make one on any Windows 98 system, or make one at www.bootdisk.com), select 'Start without CD-ROM support' using the arrow keys, press Enter, at the A:\> prompt type fdisk and press Enter.

If BIOS does not recognize it, or if it says something like 'No fixed disk present' after entering fdisk, then make sure that all HD's connections are secure and proper(the blue or red or gray stripe along the one edge of the IDE cable is next to the power cable on the back of the drive, and next to pin 1 at the MB), and it's correctly jumpered(try CS if it's currently Master).
If those are ok, then install a different known working IDE cable.

If no luck, then install the HD on another system as a Slave. If it's not recognized there, then it's bad.

If the HD is recognized in BIOS, if it's seen after entering fdisk, or if it's recognized on another system, then it's possible than updating the BIOS may fix things.

Hi Mate I disabled the onboard lan & the message disapeared which I forgot to mention also said looking for boot device & lan was mentioned , went into bios & checked for hd all is ok , so will load windows & then enable the lan hopefully that should be ok , everything else seems to be going well .