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Old 22-01-2007, 01:31   #1
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I have a new lap top its a asus a7jc.
it has a built in tv tuner which I'm having trouble getting to work.
Just noticed on the black screen on start up it says.
pxe-261 media test failure check cables .
Would this be a hardware problem???
if so had i better get them to sort it as I don't want to mess with it.
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Old 22-01-2007, 01:38   #2
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Re: new lap top
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I have a new lap top its a asus a7jc.
it has a built in tv tuner which I'm having trouble getting to work.
Just noticed on the black screen on start up it says.
pxe-261 media test failure check cables .
Would this be a hardware problem???
if so had i better get them to sort it as I don't want to mess with it.
thanks in
advance
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Well firstly have you plugged in the aerial? and secondly are you sure it has the built in tuner and that its not just an option on your model?
I know both of those questions sound very patronising but I have had experience of both causing people problems in the past.
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Old 22-01-2007, 01:46   #3
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Old 22-01-2007, 01:50   #4
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I wouldnt have thought a tv card would be doing anything till windows starts up? Have you tried to use it?

TV card does look liek its standard
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Old 22-01-2007, 01:56   #5
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Analog/Digital TV Tuner & Remote
it has this
it works fine apart from the tv tuner
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Old 22-01-2007, 02:00   #6
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Re: new lap top
This is probably the Boot From LAN feature just warning you the the wired LAN isn't connected (there is no rj45 cable plugged in) and is nothing to worry about. You could go into the BIOS and disbale this feature if you wish and that message should disappear. You TV tuner is an inbuilt AverMedia Hybrid (analog and Freeview). Does it appear correctly under sound devices in the control panel? When you say you can't get it to work, what does it actually do? Give you an error? Have you run the channel scan in the TV program that comes with the machine?
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Old 22-01-2007, 02:05   #7
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yes it appears in the control panel and says it is working fine.
Chanel scan never finds any and says check your Ariel which i have
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what you checked the aerial with? do you have free view that works?
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is this a roof top or internal arial?
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Old 22-01-2007, 02:08   #10
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its a internal one that came with the machine
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Old 22-01-2007, 02:10   #11
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well im hardly surprised you aint got any channels try your roof aerial see if you get anything. Have you scanned for analogue or just digital?
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thought the idea was to be able to watch tv on a lap top >
not lug a free viev box about ?
only scaned for digital
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Old 22-01-2007, 02:13   #13
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well digital tv needs a good signal if yoru in a strong area you will sometimes get channels using an internal aerial but I wouldnt imagine there is many areas that would give you free view, In weaker signal areas you need a full wideband aerial.
You wont need a free view box but you may need to strap an aerial to your back
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have looked on free viev advice sites and it says im in a strong aria
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try it connected to the roof aerial then to test
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