Menu
  1. Accueil
  2. Forum
  3. Hardware
  4. Hard Drive/SSD

Forced network boot attempt failed, check cable and settings [Closed]

Report
-
xpcman
Posts
19674
Registration date
Wednesday October 8, 2008
Status
Contributor
Last seen
June 15, 2019
 -
Ok so i have a problem with my pc.I have a dell pc T5400 and it says like this: Forced network boot attempt failed, check cable and settings
Strike F1 to retry boot , F2 for setup utility
Press F5 to run onboard diagnostic.
See more

1 reply

Answer 1 / 1
Posts
19674
Registration date
Wednesday October 8, 2008
Status
Contributor
Last seen
June 15, 2019
 5,929
Yes your hard drive has failed or is disconnected and the computer has attempted to boot from a network source for Windows.

You will need to replace the disk and re-install Windows from its CD.

Good Luck
Ask a question