My HP pavilion frozen just with "no hard drive found" messages and "imminent hard drive failure.

I have an old 3 yr HP pavilion a6750f, AMD Phenom X4quad-core processor, Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit.  He

just crashed, and the system recovery discs are not through.

What are my next steps?

I have Norton360 online backup protection.

Hello:

It is unlikely that you will be able to recover all the data, but you want to play $20 on it, you can buy a SATA hard disc to USB Office like this case and give it a try.

http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16817182155

Even for a non-techie, replacing a hard drive is quite simple.  Here is the link to the service manual.  See page 17 for procedures to remove and replace the hard drive.

Then of course, you must read the procedures for opening the case so.

If you feel confident that you can complete these tasks, then you are techie enough.

http://h10032.www1.HP.com/CTG/manual/c00841410.PDF

Looking at the specs for your PC, you will need to buy a hard drive SATA II of 750Go. You can go as high as 1 TB, but do not exceed this size.

Best regards

Paul

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