I also received this message. I'm scenario is this.
My PC is an HP Pavilion Elite and the original HDD crashed. I never made a recovery disc. I sent off the HDD to salvage the data and I will not get back the HDD . Now I've got a new SSD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB to install. Then I'll install new Windows 7.
I've hooked up SSD and turned on PC. I get this message...
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device.
I have unplugged the SSD and tried the other connectors. Same message as above.
I have pressed F10 to go into Setup. It lists SSD as the 1st Drive.
Under Boot Device Priority is this...
1st Boot Device [CD-Rom Group]
2nd Boot Device [Hard Drive Group]
3rd Boot Device [Floppy Group]
4th Boot Device [Network Boot Group]
So I made the Hard Drive Group the 1st Boot Device and then got the same message...
I have pressed ESC to go into BOOT menu and it lists this...
hp DDVDW TS-H653R
hp DVD D DH16D5S
IBA GE Slot 00C8 v1322
Samsung SSD 840 EVO
So I selected the SSD and then got the same message...
I have put in the CD-ROM for the SSD and then got the same message...
Can anyone understand what is the problem and provide me with the steps to correct this please?