Laptop HP 255 G3: cannot retrieve... Hard drive test failed

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• Hard drive test failed

  Hello

  I have a laptop HP G72t-200 model.

  I had some computer problems, so I decided to do a hard drive test. While making the diagnosis, I got an error. This is the exact report:

  Test Drive: 1

  Smart Check: spent

  DST short: FAILURE

  FAILURE ID: PUXRWF-5526LK-XD0036-60WF03

  Product ID: WJ746AV

  Anyone has any info on this specific error? Let me know!

  Hello

  The error code will be a Smart failure or disk Self Test - in both cases, this would indicate that hard is defective and must be replaced.

  If your laptop is still under warranty, contact HP and arrange for the disk replaced - you can check the status of your warranty here.

  If you live in the United States, contact HP here.

  If you are in another part of the world, begin here.

  If you are out of warranty and would like a guide to replacing the hard drive yourself, let me know.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Hard drive test failed in the HP pavilion dm4 1041tx and HDD 0303 fast 1

  starting problem in my laptop,

  showing hard disk test failed...

  Error Msg: "fast hard disk 1"(0303) "

  Hello

  303 error seems to indicate that the drive is defective and must be replaced - it is also compatible with your startup problem.

  If your laptop is still under warranty, contact HP and arrange for the disc replaced.

  If you live in the United States, contact HP here.

  If you are in another part of the world, begin here.

  If you are out of warranty and would like a guide to replacing the hard drive yourself, let me know.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Hard drive test failed on HP Pavilion dv6-1100eo laptop computer

  I have a HP Pavilion dv6-1100eo Entertainment Notebook PC (P/N: NR597EA) with Vista 32 bit.  Unfortunately no guarantees left in, and in general I was very satisfied with this laptop.

  But suddenly Wondows would not start up - and it has yet to start Recovery hard disk partition. As I didn't know if this start was on hard drive or not - I ordered the DVD of recovery system for this version of Scandinavian language.

  These discs didn't work - so I thought that I probably did not my homework before ordering these disks.

  So I ran Diagnostics System (even if I have an older version of BIOS F.03).  On the diagnostics - test hard drive fast and complete failed during the first 1% analysis.

  Is there something that can be done - or is the only option new hard drive? In the case - the what hard drive is recommended is too cheap - because I don't want to invest too much in a book soon 3 year.

  Recently I have bougth an external hard drive (1 TB) based on the USB connection. That allows bypassing the HD internal. In this way I would increase HD capacity and not invest more in this notebook - since I already have the recovery DVDs

  It's probably a matter of time before I go buy a new HP laptop - that is why I don't want any long standing patch this problem.

  Hello

  Sorry to say, but you won't be able to install or boot from external HARD disk Vista, so if you need to get the workbook, you will have to replace the internal drive.

  The player at the link below is an example of one that would be perfect for your laptop.

  Hard drive 500 GB

  The procedure to replace the hard drive begins on Page 57 of your maintenance & Service Guide.

  Once this is done, simply use your recovery DVD to reinstall the operating system on the new drive.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• HP mini 110 cannot use recovery discs - BIOS insists the hard drive test failed. Drive works on another computer.

  My niece has a HP mini 110 that does not have a day. Do a check of the hard drive in the bios, it failed (7 on playback). I though I should get a new one so I ordered another. While waiting for that to happen, I had access to a usb SATA bridge and the opperating system was beyond repair and the unreadable disk from HP mini, I decided to try to repair the disk. So I reformatted the old disk using my desktop computer. Windows had no problem with the drive and it seems to work very well.

  I also had to order the recovery disks (intro to windows 7).

  In any case try to reinstall using the recovery via the DVD USB drive disks. It kept coming back with error 17 - I found a hard drive error. I also tried to install with a Windows XP installation disc and it was more explicit hard drive it said it had NOT installed it - or "it does not match the sheet material for unity" (or words to that effect)

  To get the new hard drive - the same problem. Even if both of these drives operate as USB connected to my main desktop drives. SO my conclusion is that the BIOS start inspect the hard drive, check the configuration of the formatting. that is the size and the partitions etc. and when they do not correspond to the idea of BIOS of good care he rejects the hard drive and finds it is not installed.  Or maybe to do some files on the hard drive of base. Whatever it is, the bios concludes that there is no hard drive and will always return a "failed" to the hard drive of the bios test.

  Any ideas on that? I need to know exactly which partitions are expected by the bios. Does anyone have these specs, or maybe you have a mini HP and can examine your hard disk and tell me the amounts of partition and the size?

  Unless I can get the bios to recognize the hard drive, I don't see how I can reinstall the operating system on it. Any help is appreciated.

  Thank you

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  HI David

  Well, I hope this is my last post here. I had already printed a return address for the recovery disks, being returned to the Netherlands. Just for the beggar of cast iron, however, I decided to try just once more would like to think that now that there is a kind of operating system on the hard drive it might work. But unfortunately still; no joy.

  All this time I would be considered may not be something wrong with the external hard drive because it was no problem to start the installation of XP. So I was just wondering maybe it does not receive enough power (it is a slimline portable DVD player that gets its power from a second usb) so I made a DVD player external adhock using an IDE hard drive enclosure (which has its own power supply and an old internal DVD burner I had put aside.

  To my surprise and joy; the HP mini started the recovery process. I am now watching reformat the windows partition and copy the files needed to restore the hard disk.

  So anyone with a similar problem to the HP mini not recognize the recovery disks is my advice; try an another external DVD drive, preferably one with its own supply of.

  Thanks for all your help and patience David.

• "the hard drive test failed.

  hard drive failed.  not found boot device.  Help!  I can not even anywhere to back up my photos...

  You will need to replace the hard drive with a new hard drive compatible. SSDS are also compatible with your laptop.  Source reference dm4 laptop maintenance & service guide

  

  You will need the game of recovery disks or recovery media that you did after you set your laptop.  The recovery media to recover the operating system and applications provided with your laptop on a new hard drive.

  You can buy a hard drive replacement to an online vendor or a PC shop.

• Hard drive test failed, not found boot device

  I have a Pavilion dv7 1245dx with Windows Vista 64 bit bought 2009 at Best Buy.  He slid the arm of the couch on a carpet in stop down.  Next day started ok, entered into yahoo, facebook, then type of frozen.  Finally, don't do anything, turn off manually down, started upward. Black screen, "No. Bootable Device - Insert Boot disk and press any key". It will accept only the recovery disks that I made after the purchase. Starting test ok, ok, hard drive memory test failed 'Boot Drive not found'.  If it helps, caps lock is flashing.  I saw something in a forum on the reset or reinstall the hard drive but no explanantion how.  Can you help me?  And can you give me a ballpark figure on a new hard drive or better to buy a new laptop?  Laid off in Michigan, hoping to be able to get the unit up and running without having to consider.  Thank you very much for your help!

  Hello:

  Here is the link to the service manual for your laptop.

  Can be found in Chapter 4, procedures for removal and replacement of hard disk.

  http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c01918142.PDF

  If removing and reinstalling the drive does not resolve the problem, then the hard drive is dead.

  I don't know what that means though the flashing light of caps.  This could be something more serious.

  A new hard drive will cost about $57.00.

  I hope the recovery discs, you did work on it as well. They should but no guarantee.

  http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822148532

• H8-1414: boot diagnostic hard drive test fail with "FAILURE ID: 90EF6C-00811-9XPK0K-60RC03.

  I ran diagnostic quick test for my hard drive boot and he responds with the message

  "FAILURE ID: 90EF6C-00811-9XPK0K-60RC03.

  Could someone tell me what the error id code?

  Thank you!

  Thanks to anyone who might help. I bought a new hard drive today and I'm about to install. Best wishes to all!

• My laptop Windows XP think my external hard drive is defective.

  My laptop Windows XP think my external hard drive is defective.  It works fine on my desktop PC.  Having the same problem with my USB and my printer all on the same laptop.  All are USB devices that work fine on my desktop PC.  My external mouse and my digital camera are also connected by USB, and they work well on both computers.  Before this week, all the devices worked fine on both computers.  The resolution of the problems of the Device Manager was of no help.  What bad past and how to fix it?

  Hello

  1 how long have you been faced with this problem?
  2 do you have you can all changes on the computer before this problem?
  3. what exactly happens when you connect devices to the laptop? You get the error message?
  4. have you tried to connect to USB ports and check?

  Step 1: Plug these devices and then try to run the fix it tool article.
  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/

  Step 2: You can also try the steps outlined in the article below and check out them.
  Advanced troubleshooting tips for General USB for Windows XP problems
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

• How am I supposed to install windows 7 on a laptop computer that is not a hard drive

  Well, I just got Windows 7 for my laptop, but it's not a hard drive. How do I get there for free?

  Hello

  · What is the number and the model of the computer?

  · Has the operating system installed on the computer it pre-installed?

  If the operating system came pre-installed on the computer then you can contact the computer manufacturer if they provide for the free upgrade to Windows 7.

  See also the link below which has options on how to install windows 7 on a computer that has no DVD player. Link: Install Windows 7 on a netbook: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/installing-windows-7-on-a-netbook

• How to reinstall Vista (using the HP recovery disk) to my laptop HP that has a new hard drive

  The hard drive failed on my HP laptop.  I bought a new hard drive (not HP) and loaded the HP recovery disks, but a screen will appear that says it is not compatible.  Can I use this new hard drive, or should I buy a hard drive for HP?

  I looked at a few tech forums and from what I can tell, HP crashes their system you can't use hard disks of third parties.  To make a third hard drive to work (depending on the online forums), you will need to bring a technician certified in HP in order to run a utility of DMI (?) and "tattoo" the hard drive for HP use (estimated at close to $45).
  I can't find a technician certified in HP in my area and Geek Squad said that they can do it more... my laptop is now an expensive paper weight, or there at - it another option (short of spending hundreds of dollars on the purchase of a new Vista + MS Office license)?

  Hello

  posters have reported problems with the use of a replacement hard drive not HP, etc.

  as you say you know the answer to your problem buy a new hard drive from HP and then reinstall using their recovery disks

  If you have problems with the HP recovery process, contact the manufacturer

  It's their recovery process not microsofts

  HP support

  http://WWW8.HP.com/us/en/contact-HP/contact.html

  HP support forums

  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/

• I have a computer laptop envy m7-k111dx and the hard drive has gone bad

  I have a computer laptop envy m7-k111dx and the hard drive went bad and want to order a HP recovery disc through the website to order it is to take me through circles

  Please use the support of HP recovery, you created earlier to return the computer to a factory State. If you create your HP recovery media when you first set up your computer, please contact the official support of HP in your region / country, via the HP portal to support all over the world, to see if the HP recovery support is available for your computer.

  If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

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• Running Adobe cs5 on my desktop and laptop. The desktop hard drive has failed. A new hard drive was installed. I reinstalled Adobe cs5, but I can't update.

  Running Adobe cs5 on my desktop and laptop. The desktop hard drive has failed. A new hard drive was installed. I reinstalled Adobe cs5, but I can't update.

  Try direct updates

  https://www.Adobe.com/downloads/updates/

• How can I load my CS5 on my new laptop that does not have a hard drive?

  How can I load my CS5 on my new laptop that does not have a hard drive?

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  Download and installation help links Adobe

  Help download and installation to Prodesigntools links can be found on the most linked pages.  They are essential; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click on a link that does not have these listed steps, open a second window by using the link to Lightroom 3 to see these "important Instructions".

• my pc will not boot up when I run the disc to recover its says cannot find hard drive

  my pc won't start recovery disc tried tried

  Windows 7 disk but will not work it says can't find hard drive

  Sorry do not know all the details of my pc

  I am not basic pc user

  Thank you

  If you use your PC manufacturers recovery disks and don't see "no hard disk" the chances are that the hard drive has failed.

  When you try to boot your PC normally what exactly is the error message?