Error message - PXE-E61:Media Test Failure, Check cable

Shut the computer down, wait 30 seconds, start the bootup, now using F2 ,you should be able to get into the BIOS [ called Setup also].

More pieces of the puzzle.

The HD wasn't seated properly so the second message is gone and we're back to "Windows Root>\System32\NTOSKRNL.exe.
Re-install a copy of the above file."

Also the keyboard only works intermittently but a usb keyboard does work.

Even though I can get into Setup and change the boot order it does not see the Restore CD. I also tried a WinXP cd.

Now I would like to see if I can copy NTOSKRNL.exe from my hd to his while it's "slaved".

I can copy the file from my hd but there's no option to "paste" on his. I'm in the CAB files if that makes any difference.

I can no longer see the hd as a slave and when I press on spots around the keyboard I get a long beep so I assume there's also some kind of short that accrued when he replaced the keyboard.

I also ran a diagnostic test from a CD and it found no hd.

I'm going to have my friend open the puppy up again and look for shorts and then buy a new hd.

Thanks for the posts.