Installer Can't Detect My Hard Drive

[tralla76]

Hi there !
It seems I have a similar problem, but none of the previous posts helped me solving it.

I've been running Ubuntu 10.4 LTS on an old Acer TravelMate 2702WLMi for almost 2 years now, and without any serious issue. 4 days ago my laptop decided to not switch on, showing me a message of which I do not have any record.
I decided to reinstall everything again, using a USB to reboot (same as I did previously), but now GParted and Disk Utility can't see my Hard Disk at all.

I already reset the BIOS to factory defaults and then try again to Boot...same as before, but if I switch on the computer without accessing the BIOS, it gives me this message: "PXE-E61 Media Test Failure, Check Cable"

What am I missing here ?!

Any help very much appreciated....Thanks

[2F4U]

Is the BIOS seeing the hard disk? To me it looks as if either your hard disk isn't connected properly or died. The message PXE-E61 Media Test Failure, Check Cable is an indication that the BIOS is not able to find a boot device and, as a last resort, attempts to boot from network (PXE boot).