My hard drive begins to randomly run very fast, then everything is locked, and I have to push the power button to shutdown and restart the CPU

I use a desk top of HP 5 year, running Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade from Vista.

Im not 100% sure what you mean but I think you mean the fans come on fast?

If it is then you probably have a dust build up inside your PC or something that hampers the movement of air.
HP desktop computers are usually fairly easy to check inside, usually a handful or a pliers to remove the top cover or side (there may be one or two screws on the back), once you have it you can see the fans and just check if there is dust covering the front Grill , rear grille and the heatsink. You can use a small accessory vacuum cleaner to do this, just be careful not no knock all components.
If you don't want you may damage whatever it is then if you have a friend or relative who knows a little bit of PC you could ask them to check it out.
Usually, dust accumulates in areas where are fans which reduces the airflow in your PC and can make the fans rotation and your pc run slow / lock up.

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