Presario CQ43: Compaq Presario do not start when the hard disc

So I got a laptop at home lying around, I put a hard drive in it and it won't do anything. The screen is empty without lights or beeps. ; The only light is the power button which turns off after a few seconds. When I take what he says f30 no HDD installed.

Hi @kiwikieran,

Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A place where you can find solutions for your problems with the help of the community!

I stumbled upon your post on the laptop and wanted to help you! I looked in your question about your Compaq Presario CQ43 notebook and with the new hard problems. I recommend to restore the default BIOS settings. You could restore the BIOS with this document by selecting the reload the default BIOS settings. In this way, it will look at the hardware installed on your laptop.

What are the specifications of the new hard drive?

Here is a link on tips for a new hard drive connection.

Please let me know how it goes.

You can say thanks for trying to help by clicking on the Thumbs Up below! .

Thank you.

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