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• HP ENVY laptop laptop 15-as032nr: buy 512 GB SSD laptop. You want to add additional 1 to hard drive. Can it be done?

  Hello

  I bought the HP ENVY 15-as032nr with only 512 GB SSD laptop. I want to add additional 1 to hard drive. Can it be done?

  Yes, you have the 512 m2 NVME PCI - e (lucky) drive gig and that goes into a slot and then there is also a slot open for a standard hard disk 2.5 thumbs or SATA SSD. See pages 30-33 of the manual here:

  Repair manuals

  It is likely that your laptop does not contain the HDD mounting kit and cable as shown on page 30 and 31 and this note is in the Manual:

  The disk spare parts kit hard does not include the rubber hard drive support or cable hard drive. The hard disk rubber support is available using the spare part number 857797-001. The hard drive cable is available by using the spare part number 857806-001

  https://parts.HP.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=F5105F025E184DADB5A6F058D84F0A48&SearchIn=PartNumber&SearchPN=857797-001

  https://parts.HP.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=F5105F025E184DADB5A6F058D84F0A48&SearchIn=PartNumber&SearchPN=857806-001

  An extra $ 66 for the housing and the cable seems a bit strong, but I couldn't find their sale anywhere other than HP Store.

  This isn't a simple upgrade; If you need assistance.

  If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

• After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstall of Windows XP on I: function used Drive, Windows Update

  After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstallation of Windows XP I: Drive, Windows Update continually responds with: "Files required to use Windows Update are longer registered or installed on your computer" by clicking on the option to register or reinstall results by bike to the same error.

  Hi TedWie,

  Windows update no longer works for systems with SP2 or less. To check your systems service pack level, click on Start, run and typeWinver in the Run dialog box. If your system does not already have Windows XP SP3 installed, download and install XP SP3 from the link below. (Ignore warnings about professionals of computing and network facilities).

  Windows XP SP3.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=24

  Windows XP SP2. (According to THE level of SP)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=28

  Note:
  If your system has a Processor AMD, download and install before installation of the SP3 of XP, theUpgrade utility Microsoft for processors not intel

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?CC=UK&LC=en&softwareitem=PV-60484-2

  If you encounter problems installing XP SP3, you can refer to the procedure described in the link below to resolve an installation failure.

  How to troubleshoot a SP3 Installation fails.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950718

  Let us know if this solves the problem.

• 4540 proBook s: help to the New Installation of hard drive recovery

  I had a bad hard drive crash. I installed a new and got the bios to boot from the cd drive, with windows 7

  orginal cd of installation in the drive.  He acknowledged drive 0, I clicked again in the options. He created a system partition.

  Installed windows 7 apparently very well. Inserted the recovery driver and application and installed disk. Everything seemed fine. This morning I turned it on and it the hard drive error (3F0) Please install an operating system. I shut it down and restarted, it seemed normal.  I installed a few programs, stop it again. Returned by, it starts again and it took me to screen diagnosis saying SMART Check - not installed and short DST - not installed...  Can someone tell me how to remove that partition and I can format the drive in a usb sata enclosure and try again.

  Please tell me the correct procedure to return this laptop running to a factory State. I have the original Windows7 and Windows8, Driver and Application for the two OS disks ' are...  I want to stay with the installation Windows7.

  Thanks for any help on this problem. I have no idea where I was wrong!

  It is not impossible that the new disk is bad, have seen before. It is also possible that the controller sata on the motherboard is bad, but I'd watch this last possibility. You can get an Exchange on the new hard drive?

• Re-installation of Windows XP doesn't recognize any hard drive - help

  Hello

  I have model X60s: 17044JU

  I installed XP of origin.

  My computer is very slow and I am trying to reinstall XP from my CD (and the HD format so I have everything clean).

  When the blue screen Windows installations appears and loads the drivers etc then it tells me that it doesn't recognize any HDD.

  I thought that I might need the SCSI or RAID drivers, but since I don't have floppy drive I can not load their.

  How to install new XP any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  Miron

  Moderator edit: number masked to prevent improper use.

  go to the bios hard drive mode menu switch from ACHI to compatibility.

• Bad sectors on the hard drive; help to isolate or repair

  Hello, recently I discovered that my windows get to slump that closely mimics a gel at a random time. After a lot of research on this topic, I did several diagnostic tests on my laptop and finally reduced to my hard drive.
  The problem is evident for the following reasons:
  • When I tried to run chkdsk/r/f, which is always translated by he stuck to "step 4: check the data in the file" around 70%.
  • When the slowdown occurs, the resource monitor from Task Manager for the disk activity showed 1 KB/s (not sure if this is suspicious)
  • Tried various hard drive diagnostic tools. WinDLG gets blocked for a certain sector, but has never even if I waited for 6 h +. SeaTools for DOS has reported that the hard drive failed the tests. Dell diagnostic tool also pointed out the hard drive, is not the test of confidence in some sectors. Toshiba Diagnostics tool did not work as I could not highlight the readers so he could test.
  Formally, this means that I have bad sectors on the hard drive and I want to know if there are solutions to 'fix' or isolate him rather than replace the hard drive. The hard drive is only a year old and I would like to get as much time as I can with the drive without having to spend on a new.
  In addition, I also came to this post here which seems to reflect the same situation:
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/trying-to-fix-Chkdsk-from-freezing-at-stage-5-of-5/b8b8d748-3b50-4cff-9a28-9469fcfa3b97?page=1&TM=1325413573002
  However, there are a few parts where I am confused and does not really apply to my situation (for example, meanwhile his stage 5, for me its stage 4). Thanks in advance for any help.

  CHKDSK does not indicate a failing hard drive, it indicates problems with the filesystem (NTFS.sys) hard disk.  I like to repeat because that may indicate more out of trouble (if you get several times CHKDSK repair things, then something else is the cause).

  That's what I'm looking for:
  "Windows has made corrections to the file system."
  Know me mistakes.

  DO NOT use the drivers from the resource CD.  They are overwhelmed when you get them.  Go to the Dell support site and download the latest versions here.

  Unfortunately, unless your highly qualified with a soldering iron on small electric parts, then there is no replacement of the part.  Also unfortunately, there is no test for a motherboard problem, so we have to everything else on the rule.

  If it passes all the tests, it indicates that it passed all tests.  All these tests are software - they can not physically 'see' a hardware problem, but can deduct that it based on the results of the tests.

  I suggest you a few additional tests before start thinking that it's the mobo.  They are Prime95 test and tests stress CPU at this link: http://www.carrona.org/hwdiag.html

  I also suggest another facility 'clean' - just to be sure.  Here's what I propose for a clean install:
  [quote]
  For testing purposes, it is best to install Windows "clean".
  It is, basically, install the way that Microsoft intended (with the drivers from Windows Update).
  This procedure is for Windows 7, Vista is similar (but has 2 service packs)

  You will need your installation/recovery DVD (s) before you start.  Once you wipe the hard drive, there is no going back!

  1 back up all your data.
  It will wipe everything off of your hard drive, so what you want to keep should be backed up elsewhere.

  [b] [u] NOTES: [/ b] [/ u] If this is due to an infection, remember to analyze the data with current antivirus to another system to locate and remove malware.

  2. connect the system to the internet (if the system shows then disconnect from the Internet, do).

  3. use one of these free utilities to wipe the hard drive:
  DBAN (http://www.dban.org/download)
  KillDisk (http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm).
  This will remove also any partition system - then the intallation/recovery recovery DVD are essential!

  4. install Windows by booting from the installation/recovery DVD - [b] [u] DO NOT change any settings! [/ u] [/ b]

  5 visit Windows Update and get all updates

  6 visit Windows Update and download the Service Pack 1 (normally under important updates).  Read these notes for installing SP1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2505743

  7 visit Windows Update and get any other available updates

  8. check device for all unknown/disabled devices Manager - if there are unknown disabled devices, secure them with the latest drivers from the website of the manufacturer of the device (not the PC manufacturer)

  9 download, install and update a free antivirus, so it does not get infected during the test (http://www.carrona.org/freeav.html).

  [u] if problems persist [/ u], the problem is probably with your hardware.

  [b] [u] warning: [/ u] [/ b] If you have an Asus motherboard, check the date on the file C:\Windows\System32\driver\ASACPI.sys.  2004/2005 is a problem, 2009,2010 is OK.  Updates are available on the Web from Asus site.

  [b] [u] warning: [/ u] [/ b] If you have a Sony system, make sure that you do NOT have the 2007 version (or earlier) Extension of Firmware of Sony Analyzer (SFEP.sys).  To update this driver immediately!

  [/ quote]

• Satellite A135 - new installation of HARD drive "windows cannot be configured.

  I have a portable Satellite A135-S4467 with a hard drive failed (WD 160 GB).
  I bought a new hard drive (WD 320 GB).
  When I try to install windows vista (32 bit) on the new hard drive by using the original factory software installation CD toshiba, I get the following error message:
  "windows cannot be configured to run on this computer hardware.

  After reboot, Windows will start normally or in safe mode.
  I updated the BIOS to version 1.9.
  I tried also to install the updated RAID/AHCI drivers of intel to the windows installation, as recommended by the windows forums - I always get the same error message, even after several attempts to completely reinstall windows.

  Several forums, I searched for recommended to change the settings of the HDD (RAID COSM) in the BIOS.
  I don't know how / if to do this. When I enter the BIOS, I see the hard drive, but I can't select it, so I couldn't try it.

  It seems that I've tried everything, without success. I took care to unplug all external/etc devices during the installation as well. I also did all the drivers are for vista 32 bit.

  Help, please!

  Have you tried to install the OS using the Microsoft installation disc?
  There may be a compatibility problem with your new HARD drive.

  Do you get a place another HARD disk capacity not more than 200GB and test it?

• Satellite Pro A210 - error recovery after a new installation of HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a satellite pro 210 (bios v1.6) has died the HARD drive.

  I bought a new WD Scorpio Blue 250 GB HARD drive and ran the reinstall drive (I've done exactly this for a friends Equium a month or so back and all worked flawlessy!)

  Everything worked fine until the first re-boot, went through the usual stuff:
  Please wait a moment while windows starts for the first time
  Then a windows background, spinning slider with waiting message please, much HDD activity
  Then the sudden error:
  "Installation of Windows could not configure windows to run on a hardware on this computer."

  Does anyone have ideas, what it might be?
  A google search suggests the sata bios settings, but I do not see in the configuration of the bios page.
  In my view, there is a new bios v2 by download - would this help?
  If so how can I install it when the computer does not start vista? Or any other suggestions?

  Thanks for reading.

  Cheers, Stephen

  Hello

  The SATA driver is not necessary if you use the Toshiba Recovery disk because the image on the recovery disk contains the SATA driver.
  So there must be other reason for it.

  In your case, I recommend setting the BIOS settings by default and start over once the recovery procedure.
  Maybe something went wrong during the configuration of the OS if second installation is worth a try

• HP dv7 6b51ea: hp dv7 6b51ea, install second SSD hard drive HELP

  
  

  Yes, the cable's owner. HP recovery will not install the software from the factory to a 256 gigabytes as the SSD drive, you want to buy. I understand perfectly what you want to do and I try to help you to do so after doing it myself several times. In the hope of you help get through the common pitfalls.

  This is the cable you need on eBay UK:

  http://www.eBay.co.UK/ITM/HP-Pavilion-dv7-6000-6xxx-series-second-hard-disk-drive-connector-cable-SATA-/221560484828?hash=item339608b3dc:g:0PoAAMXQQQZRzzaH

  Now let's work on getting to the supported Windows 7 installation if you install it on your Virgin SSD. You are going to need some sort of media set as an external hard drive. We need to get the HDD 1 TB in the Bay of primary and get Windows 7 running on it. The HP recovery disk will work for this.

• I installed windows7 ultimate unknowing updated on a new spare (50 GB) hard drive, HELP!

  Greetings to all

  I have installed unknowing windows7 ultimate on a new replacement (50 GB) HDD, because the original HD was only 21 GB.

  What is space for W7 Ultimate.

  I got the error to activate it later, the original had 21 GB XP o/s, the new HD was a blank hard drive.

  Someone please advise now could I receive these messages from confidentiality to appear at the wrong time.

  That I had purchase, I founded an upgrade not The Full Version of W7 Ultimate as I thought so, but asked for $199.99, I couldn't resist, so now can someone help this interim Brainiac fast?...

  Thank you in advance!

  Click Start, right click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

  or

  Have you tried to restart by phone?

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

• Addition of 4 hard drives to existing Dell R620 Server

  Hello

  I have a dell r.620 server which is under warranty until 2016 and the service tag is (service number removed for reasons of confidentiality by the moderator). From now on, he has 4 discs (2 * 146 and 2 * 300 GB - SAS6, 10, of the 2.5, H - CD, E/C).

  I want to add more than 4 (4 * 300 GB) to this server. My question is,

  a. have 4 additional disk array?

  b. will be that the controller RAID H710 has connector/ports for all readers of 8?

  c. have we order any other hand to support the 8 discs altogether?

  Thanks for your help...

  Yes, your system has the configuration of the 8 disc that has what it takes physically add the 4 discs.

  Depending on where you buy your discs, ensure that you buy the kit. Your Dell sales team can easily provide you with the hard drive kit which includes carriers and screws.

  Otherwise, buy only bare drives will require carriers and screws purchased separately.

  Please let us know that we can help with something more. We will be happy to help you.

• Satellite P100-307 Exchange HARD drive help/advice needed

  Hello

  Thanks for your recent advice on exchanging my 200 GB HDD in to a 500 GB Sized HDD.

  Can you please let me know what I should do with the new HARD disk, so that my P100 can recognize (I format etc.)? I would like the existing to the new mirrored HDD... How does go?

  Sorry to bother you with this beginner Questions...

  RGDS

  Windows will recognize a new hard drive (I assume that you will start the machine from cd) and it has need of formatting it will tell you. You will then need to change the format to FAT32 to NTFS - Windows Help will tell you how to...
  If you are keen on the old disk to the new disk of mirror image, then I think that google some research is in order for example "mirror new portable drive ' there are older versions of disk imaging programs available for free download that will handle NTFS. to search for names include Norton Ghost and Acronis.
  How do you think 'connect' the old and new readers - for example, external usb box on a network, set up two disks on a pc.
  You can copy all the files using the DOS command xcopy with the selector include hidden files/folders.
  Your old drive has a hidden for purposes of recovery partition and you must decide how you manage it.

• New installation of hard drive on Y510

  I recently bought a bigger hard drive for my Y510 and I wonder how I'll be able to install it because the computer did not come with a recovery disk as would a dell. And I guess there is no way to add the recovery on the new disc either partition? I have tried searching with no will. Any help would be great...

  That's exactly what I did, and it worked like a charm... have not tried restoring to a single key, but I clone the partition of the same size. I encountered an error while trying to boot Windows, but there is nothing that the Vista recovery environment could not fix it for me in a minute or two. I think that the manual fix for this would be to start at a command prompt or from the recovery console and use the commands /fixboot or /fixmbr to take into account the reorganization/resizing partitions.

• HP Pavilion 15 t-n200 CTO: new hard drive Help

  Hello

  Laptop was not start at all or take 15 + minutes to start.  I did a full reset by removing the battery and was still stuck on the Hp logo.  Conducted quick system check.  All passes except Hard Drive short DST check: failed.  Failure ID: GGFFTX-7407SB-MFPV6J-60V103 product ID: F6G93AV

  Date of purchase was 08/05/2014 so out of warranty & cannot get help from support.

  I guess I need to replace the hard drive?  Is this correct? I need not recover files or data of the machine, so from own is fine.  I want to upgrade to windows 10 once I get it - the initialization of the disorder began when I tried to upgrade, then machine evolves to 8.1.

  How can I find the specifications to order a new hard drive to make sure that I get the right thing?  Currently the car is ATA & 500 GB. Machine has Intel Core i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60 GHz Machine is not a touch screen.

  Of course, I'd appreciate any help someone could pay before ordering something.  Thank you!

  Here is the Service Manual:

  Manual

  See p. 59 for hard drive replacement. Unfortunately, yours requires a bit of work to get on the hard drive, involving a removal of the top cover, but not the motherboard.

  You definitely need a new hard drive and the system will accept any 7 or 9.5 mm thickness 2.5-inch wide SATA hard drive or disk solid state drive.

  I'll assume that you are located in the United States, unless post you back and let me know if not.

  I settle down to less than a mechanical drive of 7200 RPM like this:

  http://www.Amazon.com/black-750GB-performance-mobile-drive/DP/B00DSUTX3O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&QID=1448743986&SR=8-2&keywords=7200+RPM+laptop+hard+drive

  You can also make a hybrid that has a bit of the State solid and also tops mechanical like this:

  http://www.Amazon.com/Seagate-laptop-2-5-inch-internal-ST1000LM014/DP/B00B99JUBQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&QID=1448743986&SR=8-3&keywords=7200+RPM+laptop+hard+drive

  The best and fastest are a SSD drive like this:

  http://www.Amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-inch-internal-MZ-75E500B-am/DP/B00OBRE5UE/ref=sr_1_2?s=PC&ie=UTF8&QID=1448744072&SR=1-2&keywords=Samsung+850+Evo

  Sometimes, a video is the best way to learn and see which would involve:

  https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=rm0m77Cm_Zk

  Post back if you need help more with transfer/relocation of software.

  If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

• Hard drive help!

  OK, I just got a new hard drive for my tx2-1275dx and I got has... well one of them.

  http://www.Amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-inch-internal-WD5000BEKT/DP/B003TOE4PQ/ref=pd_ys_iyr_img

  It doesn't seem to work, when I put in my laptop and tried to install Windows, it would come to the top, then I went to the start screen and went into the BIOS or anything... I went to run a scan of the hard drive and he said: it did not exist. I guess I screwed up and you have the wrong hard drive, or something...

  I'm sure that it was installed correctly, but it seems claws on the end of gold are not the same and I guess there is no way about it is there?

  The original drive was a Seagate Momentus 7200.3.  7200 RPM and 320 GB.

  EDIT: I'm back there... If anyone has any recommendations for what I need and can be assured, it will work in my tx2... I'd be in your debt. (Hard drive preference preference less $80...)

  -----
  I'm always asking questions about things!
  Owner: Touchsmart tx2-1275dx

  We need to update this topic. It turned out that the Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BEKT (500 GB) works on the model tx2 with no problems. The user made a small mistake during the installation.

  He did not notice to disconnect the connector from the old HARD drive and plug in again just as in photo (number 3) below.

  

  Steps, how remove and install the HARD disk in this model are indicated in the documentation for the service for this tablet here (page 38).

  PS.

  Thank you athdaraxen for sharing with me this information through PM.