NO BOOT DEVICE - PLEASE INSERT the STARTUP DISK AND press a KEY ANY * please help *.

I have a Compaq CQ-50 that worked very well. It has been upgraded to winows 7 Bonus a year ago. This is the message I get when I press the power button

NO BOOT DEVICE - PLEASE INSERT THE BOOT DISK AND PRESS ANY KEY

any help would appreciated more than you know

Hello

Have you tried to reinstall the hard drive if yes. Then the drive is bad & who has need of a replacement.

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

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

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