Erase the drive before returning the laptop

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• How can I erase the data on my laptop before I give it away?

  How can I erase the data on my laptop before I give it away?

  See this document.

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201065

• How can I wipe old hard drive from the laptop of computer death without jeopardizing the new laptop?

  I got a laptop HP who died - apparently the motherboard is bad.  I have to return the laptop to HP for replacement.  I bought equipment to connect the old hard drive to my new laptop via a USB cable and have recovered files that I need, but I want to erase the old drive hard until I got back.

  There seems to be a lot of variation in the hard drive, programs wiping, and I was wondering if someone could point me to one that could fit here.  I am concerned about the running software on my work to access the old hard drive and accidentally damage my portable hard drive to work laptop.  Who is?

  Thanks for the tips.

  Hi Jenny_812,

  You should be able to as long you are sure to pick the right drive for formatting.  See the following article:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/fr-FR/Windows-Vista/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

  I hope this helps!

• Return policy for the laptop. 2 questions please.

  Hello world!

  I bought some computers laptops and desktops from HP over the years but never had back none of them until my recent order.  I recently placed an order on the laptop but I found a better computer hp laptop at bestbuy, so I called and cancelled the order (only after 15 hours of the order) but HP CS rep would not let me Cancel.  She told me to just leave it delivered and return it once I received the laptop.  HP will pay for return shipping charges and give me a FULL REFUND; which means that they don't give me the refund less shipping fees.  I asked to confirm what she has told me that I will receive my full refund for my order and HP will send me a return shipping label at their cost.  If this is true what she told me, then HP has the best customer service out there.

  My question to anyone who has purchased and returned HP stuff is it is true about what the CS rep tells me?  Moreover, I get free shipping on my order if it makes a difference.  I pray for your opinion on this please.

  Thank you all for your time and happy thanksgiving to all!

  Micca1234

  See the following page HP Shopping "Returns and exchanges" on their return policy / exchange:

  Return exchange

  Exchange & return policy

  Return period

  We encourage you to try your products immediately so that if there is a problem, you can return them before the return deadline. We accept returns and exchanges up to 21 days after childbirth, except on open software box, printers Designjet Z2100 series, HP Color LaserJet CP6015dn printer, and gift cards (except where required by law). After the period of 21 days, you can get support for questions of HP customer service product.
  
  Credits

  Credit for Returns or exchanges is given when confirm us the receipt of the goods. Please be aware that your financial institution may take 5 to 7 business days to process your credit and let the account in your account.
  
  Refunds

  Tax (if any) is refunded with returns.

  Original shipping and handling are not refundable.

  When you return the items in a group of items purchased, the remaining amount spent maybe is more eligible for a discount, you may have received (for example, for gifts with purchase, free gift, purchase in quantity). If this is the case, the discount is subtracted the price paid for the returned item. To receive a full refund, all items in the original purchase must be returned.

• How can I put a hard drive of the laptop into a desktop computer?

  I have a HP Pavilion 5000 ZV who died some time ago, and the hard drive is always good. It's 60 GB running Windows Xp. there I got the laptop from a friend because they did not want. Also I have a desktop IBM Aptivia since 1998 and it has a huge 8 GB HDD running windows 98. I want to put the laptop drive in the desktop and take out the old one. I would buy a new hard drive, but it's Microsoft Office 2003 pro. This is the only copy I have and I did re install the product key. I need this computer for my workshop. How to operate? Is there a part I need? If Yes, where can I get a?

  If I understand correctly, you have a laptop HP Pavilion ZV 5000 which doesn't work but has a 60 GB HDD that has installed Windows XP and Office 2003 is also installed.

  You want to put the laptop hard drive in an old desk.

  You have two problems: hardware and software.

  Hardware issues can probably be solved easily (you would need something like this $10--> http://tinyurl.com/d539pwf kit - but read the comments).

  The problem of software is that you can not take an existing installation of Windows XP and completely change the hardware.  If you try, you will need to do a reinstall of Windows before it will work.

  If you have a generic OEM XP install CD, you may be able to do a repair installation (save applications - for example Office 2003), but the CD must be at a same or later version of XP (Home, Pro) and Service Pack level as the version of XP that is installed.  You must also have the product key that is associated with the OEM install CD (I think that the key to the label on the HP will fail).

  More likely, you will need to do a clean install, which will involve formatting the drive.

  If you have the Office 2003 installation CD, you can retrieve its installation key from the drive of the laptop before installing it in the office.  Probably the best way to do this is to put the laptop in a hard drive enclosure external drive, which attach to a working computer and use of Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder using his function to "Load hive".

• How can I erase completely any personal data from my old laptop and hard drive before as I Recycle?

  I want to make sure I erased all personal on my old ThinkPad and his drive hard until I got recycle. Any suggestions on software to use. I already deleted everything that I can think and have emptied my trash. Thank you.

  If by recycling, you hear, bring it to a recyclicng Center.   so, I suggest simply remove the hard drive from the laptop and put it in a closet drawer "or" buy an enclosure for it and connect it to your current machine as a secondary hard drive.

  However, if you average recycling, donate to an organization or a charity.  so I suggest do a factory restore on it and the process will erase the disk and restore all the origianl software he had at the time where it was sold.

• Get the hard drive just for my laptop DM1

  Hi, I need to buy a replacement for the hard drive to my laptop 4341sa DM1. On the system, I found the model like a Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 number. I looked on http://www.shopmania.co.uk/hard-drives/p-hitachi-hts543232a7a384-41617984 and I'm wrong in thinking for a up there would be a suitable replacement, or is there something escapes me in how to buy and replace a hard drive? I changed only ever desktop hard drives before, much easier!

  Thank you

  Andrew

  Hello

  Wat I thought it should work! It is similar to the HARD disk, you... also, I found a Guide service that can be useful for you

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c03597035.PDF

  Check the Page 51 for info HDD... also if you want to get it fron HP you can get it from the link below

  http://PartSurfer.HP.com/search.aspx?type=prod&SearchText=B6E65AV

• Reinstall vista again HARD drive now PC don't can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop

  Duplicate info wire - running kill disk, vista disappeared and my laptop does not see my dvd/cd drive and I can't reinstall vista OS because of this problem

  Have to reinstall vista on a new HARD drive now PC can not boot from the DVD drive I can copy vista external hard disk drive, and then install on the laptop?

  The DVD player worked before HARD drive went bad now, it won't work.

  And I just replaced the HARD drive, but now cannot load an operating system that he...

  Help, please...

  Hi dynamitenews

   

  1. are you able to boot to the desktop?
  2. what happens when you try to start the computer?

   

  You must have the DVD drive to start the computer using the disk, you cannot use the external hard drive to do the same thing.

  Also I suggest you to make sure you have defined the start as CD/DVD-Rom as the first choice option in the BIOS. See below the help link-
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/BIOS-frequently-asked-questions

  If nothing is done, then you can contact the manufacturer support for assistance on setting up the correct boot sequence and check.
  
  BIOS WARNING-
  Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

   

  I hope this helps.

• Restore Vista Premum (32-bit edition) for the new hard drive from the laptop when original disks are lost?

  Hello

  I'm trying to upgrade from my son's laptop computer and want to replace the current drive with a much larger.

  It is running Vista Home premium Edition (32 bit) and he lost his records came with the laptop: I can do?  I bought Windows 7 Upgrade and a disk hard sata 500 GB, but I need to get Vista on the new drive before Windows 7 readers.

  I backed up the data using Windows Easy Transfer for issue restores the operating system.

  Please note that this is a laptop, I can only have a hard drive up both and I don't know how to get the operating system to the new blank disc? I can create a recovery on a DVD disc / C or something Vista or a 3rd party utility?

  Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Contact the manufacturer to see if you have a recovery Partition and if it can create recovery discs.  If so, create the recovery disks and you will be able to use them to restore the system to factory conditions once you have installed the new drive (but you may need to install the new Vista compatible drivers for the new drive as the recovery disks can have only those for the old disk).  Otherwise, contact the manufacturer and get a set of recovery (at a modest price) discs and use them to restore the system to the conditions of the plant on the new drive.  When we talk to them, confirm that their recovery process allows you to install new drivers for the new drive hard during the process and exactly how do (or it doesn't work - so be sure to check it out).  We cannot help you with recovery of the manufacturer process as it their not Microsoft.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Win 7 cannot find the driver on the laptop to HP Deskjet 5600 connected to the office via WLAN

  I have HP Deskjet 5650 color printer connected to desktop Dell Dimension 2400 under Windows XP Home Edition Ver 2002 SP3. I just bought a laptop Dell Inspiron N4110 running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit.

  I am trying to connect to the printer via my home WIFI network running through a Netgear Wireless-N 150 WNR1000 router.

  When I add a printer on the laptop, it shows on the list of printers available on the select a printer screen, but when he tries to connect, it returns with a message, "cannot find a driver for HP Deskjet 5600 series on the network.

  I tried to locate the driver manually, but without success. I have an older HP laptop that is running Windows XP, which has always connected to the printer via the WIFI network very well.

  Can I connect the printer directly to the new laptop via a USB port and it recognizes, installs and runs very well.

  But I need accessible and connected permanently to the desktop from the laptop when it is connected to the WLAN.

  Can someone tell me how I can get my new laptop to locate driver files on when connecting via the WIFI network, please?

  Thanks for your help!

  Very well!!  He finally got!

  had to go to the properties of the computor, advanced system properties, system, device installation settings and game to install drivers from windows update if it is not found on my computer.

  Then, it would finally be search on windows update for drivers, but would not yet find a driver even from windows update to the printer when installing it as a network printer.

  I had to add a printer as a local printer, and then select Create a new port, local port, and the port name, I had to enter the path through the network computer to the printer (as "\\desktopname\printername").

  Then and only then, did that pick me from a list of printers, and we found a driver on windows update.

  Yet once again, I appreciate your help! Looks like we may have learned something from this experience.

• Remove the hard drive before sending for maintenance?

  Hi all, I'm somewhat new, so I hope that people can help me with this.

  My T400 mother board seems to be dead, which means I can't use the laptop at all. I called Lenovo service center and they told me to post my laptop for them (my warranty is still valid).

  However, I realized later that it was the small matter of trust all my data for them, so I called again to ask. A different operator recommended that I have remove all the hard drive before you post the phone for them. That's what I intend to do, but I forgot to ask if it was OK to remove the disk hard when there is a motherboard problem.

  Is it?

  No it will work as it did you do not have to do anything, it will have the same serial number of the system but have different material serial number

• Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive? If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive?  If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  No, this isn't format the hard drive, what's done is put your existing version of Windows in a folder called "windows.old", it indeed erases old files of version and folders, leaving free space on the existing partition "NTFS" (formerly ocupied by your previous version of windows) in which is installed Windows 8.

  And "NTFS" is the only file system that supports Windows 8.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Cannot configure the Laptop Inspiron 15 5559 to boot from the DVD drive

  I have a new laptop Inspiron 15 5559 .  There seems to be no way to configure the BIOS to boot from a repair disc to win 10.  After an accident on my old laptop, I know how it is important to be able to restore a disk image of my external backup.

  Help please because I do not see how to get the player optical, listed in the boot order.  It doesn't seem to be any mention of it.

  the bios is probably corrupted also not hostile user. try Googling a tutorial of bios dell for the setting of parameters for 5559. Lucky, you're not going to find one. It's not even a decent manual. the user must download the recovery files that must be installed on the hard drive before l/p of the plant leaves. the Bios is archaic and most of the time does not meet the evolution of the legacy in the uefi. you could try to update the bios, but I doubt that you will succeed even after doin so. call the tech and have them try. I did and they screwed up my 5559 and they had me reinstall the recovery of a usb drive, they sent. It helps took 5 hours to install. then another 3 hours of updates. and the 5559 still does not work properly. Maybe I got a lemon. However the subject requested, and every time I called dell every question I asked I was put on hold. what say you. He offered dell technicians, although very courteous do not know and don't have to put you on hold the Conference with other technicians or find which could help. Sorry to be critical but after over the hours on the phone most of the time on hold dell tech dept is not up to snuff.

• Can't erase hard drive MacBook Pro - "could not disassemble the drive.

  I lost my original install discs Mountain Lion. Spin a MacBook Pro (2011 model).

  I found some articles that show you how to remove & reinstall everything without use of the physical disks. It is to restart my MacBook, pressing command-R, will using this toerase my hard drive and disk utilities

  However, when I try to wipe my drive, this error message appears: "erase disc failed with the error: failed to unmount disk.»

  I have attached a picture of the error that is displayed.

  On the left side of the utility window of disc (see attachment), there where hard disks are displayed, it shows the drive of 500 GB Toshiba MK. Directly below is the option "Macintosh HD."

  This error ONLY appears when I try to erase the disc from Toshiba. But this allowed me to erase the hard drive Macintosh option. Why is this? My drive was nonetheless erased? Or I still have to do something else?

  Thanks in advance for any help on this matter.

  

  Please check this thread: Erase disc failed with the error: failed to unmount the drive. Mavericks running

• Can I have macbook start up from my external hard drive instead of the internal HD of the laptop?

  I use a macbook air 2014 model and would like to know if I can boot the mac from an external hard drive rather than the inside. The reason to do this is to save space on the laptop and updates can be installed directly on the external hard drive.

  Is this possible? Forgive me, because I'm not that tech savvy. Thank you in advance!

  Yes. Install or clone of Mac OS X on it and then select it in the pane of the system preferences Startup disk.

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