ok...so i start my emachine and it gives me all this information

Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.1.08
Copyright (C) 1997-2002, Intel Corperation
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.


Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device

What does this mean??

I just recently replaced my power supply now it works now my computer is giving me this error message everytime i start it up. I think i have my:

IDE controllers messed up bause it says:
Primary IDE Master :[Not Detected]
Primary IDE Slave :[Not Detected]
Secondary IDE Master :[HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-44]
Secondary IDE Slave :[Not Detected]

Even though i thought i hooked them up correctly. I even tried switching the primary IDE with the other and then something else happened.

And then, my:

HDD LED, PWR SW, and PWR LED cords i think are mixed up
if anyone knows how to resolve this infuryating problem HELP WOULD BE SO MUCH APPRECIATED OMG YOU'D BE LIKE A MINI JESUS

I cant identifty my motherboard using everest because every single solitary time i attempt to turn it on it gives me the error message. My cords are unplugged as of now and i need to pug them back in.

I have an Emachine W2888 with a celeron processor and windows XP home edition

I know where the cables go, i just don't know vertical or horizontal or which order they go in.

This is what it says on my motherboard (ive tried the intel site, no dice):

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40000909 (EM) 144901

and

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TGSR40803855 AA C54560-202

Please help me YOU WOULD BE LIKE A MINI JESUS, im not even lying ive been trying to fix this for about a month. maybe yall could figure it.

THANKS in advance

Thats an Intel Motherboard D845GVSR.

Front panel pinouts and Header (pins) layout;

OK...that looks like it, but what order do they go in, i cant read the chart (im a noob at computers)

My HDD LED wire is red/white
My PWR LED wire is green/white
My PWR S/W wire is black/white

i just turn on my computer and the emachine start up screen appears, then the blinking "_"

then all of a sudden it says either

Intel(R) Boot Agent Version 4.1.08
Copyright (C) 1997-2002, Intel Corperation
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.


Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device

Or

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device

im getting very frustrated with the varying IDE contollers, and where these things go. just do it like this

***EXAMPLE***

my little metal thingy's look like this

O O O O O
O O O O

now just say where they go like this

O O O O O
O O O O
| | | | |
P S H
W W D
R......D
L......L
E......E
D.....D

It would make it much easier on my hands

Any luck on the IDE controllers? would taht give me this error also?

Ok!! it a happy day when you learn something indeed, i got the Hdd led cords up and running, but it still says

Reboot and Select proper Boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device

any idea? i think its the IDE controllers, but i told you before i just plugged the power supply into places where it fit, so i may be wrong

HELP ME PLEASE

Referring to the picture of the front panel header I posted earlier;
My HDD LED wire is red/white - Pins 1 & 3
My PWR LED wire is green/white - Pins 2 & 4
My PWR S/W wire is black/white - Pins 6 & 8

Re; the LEDs - If they don't light, reverse the orientation (rotate the connector 180 degrees).

Motherboard info;
http://support.intel.com/support/mot.../CS-027150.htm
(The top .pdf document.)

You slipped in while I was typing,,,

As far as your latest "error" message goes, do you have an operating system installed on the first hard disk? If you don't, and there is no bootable media in either the floppy or CDROM drives, you will get this message.

you mean like my operating system as in windows XP?

how would i tell?

And how could i tell if my power supply is hooked up correctly, or as far as you know it is?

Did this machine come to you with XP already installed?

If so, is replacing the power supply all you have done to the machine?

There are two main power connectors to the motherboard. One is a 20 pin and one is a four pin. Are these both attached to the motherboard?

Are all your drive devices powered and data cabled?
(Hard disk(s), CDROM(s), floppy drive)

Did this machine come to you with XP already installed? Yes

If so, is replacing the power supply all you have done to the machine?No, my step mom unplugged the HDD LED cables...etc which we fixed and the RAM got knocked loose and i fixed that

There are two main power connectors to the motherboard. One is a 20 pin and one is a four pin. Are these both attached to the motherboard? Yes

Are all your drive devices powered and data cabled?
(Hard disk(s), CDROM(s), floppy drive)i dont have a floppy drive, other than that yes

Well that message indicates the machine isn't finding any bootable media.

Were the (40 pin) IDE cables for the hard disk(s)/CDROM(s) removed from the motherboard? If so, you have probably reattached them in the wrong connectors. ie; You probably have the PRIMARY IDE cable on the SECONDARY IDE connector and vice versa.