Replacing hard drive HP Pavilion dv6500 (upgrade)

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• replacing hard drive HP pavilion dv7 needed mine failed and need a new.

  I have a pavilion dv7 4077cl Entertainment hard drive is faulty and all diagnoses say replace it.

  I can not find the same one (Toshiba MK6465gsx) what is compatible?  Help, please!  Thank you

  You can adapt any 2.5 "SATA HDD, just remove the old one from the caddy (if any) and, quite simply, a new. If you want news, then visit Amazon Toshiba 640 GB HDD because they have a list. I'm sure you could find a better and probably cheaper alternative if you google 2.5 "SATA hard drive. I adapted one of them in my HP and it's great: Seagate Momentus 750 GB I did have a problem because I did it.

  HTH

  Changy

• Replacing hard drive HP Pavilion g4-1015dx

  I recently acquired a HP Pavilion 1015dx g4 with a failing hard drive.
  
  I was wondering if this computer supports SATA III drives specifically the

  Western Digital laptop bare drives 500 GB WD Blue SATA III 5400 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM hard drive WD5000LPVX
  
  Thank you!

  Here is the Service Manual:

  Manual

  See page 51 for hard drive access. Note the connector that connects the bare hard drive to the motherboard. You will need to reuse the parts caddy/connector/mylar shield from the old drive.

  Your laptop SATA ports are SATA II. In most cases, if it doesn't have USB 3.0, it also doesn't have SATA III. Your don't have any USB 3.0. However, SATA-III hard disks 2.5 inches wide and 7 or 9.5 mm thick will work fine. SATA III interface is backward compatible with SATA-II.  I guess that you have chosen the WD Blue 5400 RPM drive due to their low cost, but it would be well worth an extra 10 or $15 to have a disk of 7200 RPM like the WD Black or this one:

  http://www.Newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16822145587

  If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

• Help! Replace HARD drive on Pavilion dm1z-2100 CTO

  I've had this laptop for a few years and am very happy with it - recently, I decided that I wanted to replace the 320 GB HARD drive with a third party 256GB SSD.  I created the recovery media of six DVD disc via the HP Recovery Manager, replace the laptop hard drives and booted up with the recovery DVD.  The HP Recovery Manager offers 3 options for reformatting and reinstalling the software on the hard disk: System Recovery, Factory Reset and Image Recovery reduces to a minimum.

  Try the system recovery and reduced Image Recovery seemed to work, as he cycled through all 6 DVD recovery and then prompted me to restart.  When I did, the two options by train several times, restarting the computer as usual ended with the prompt "no boot device - insert boot disk and press any key".  I tried the Recovery Manager factory reset option and it gave me this error message: "this computer's hard drive is smaller than the original shipped the drive.  The recovery process may not continue. »  (!!)

  While HP Recovery Manager is concerned, he seems to have no way to reinstall my OS and start upward with my new SSD.  I don't think that there is not a way around it.  Anyone can shed some light?

  Thank you.

  This is not good.

  Did you check the file size of the DVD and make sure it was the full 3. XX GB?

  Sometimes you get the message the download is finished, but the downloaded file is smaller than the size it should have been.

  If it is fine...

  If you have a 4 GB USB flash drive, go to plan b....

  Just follow these instructions...

  Download the MS of W7 USB installation tool and read the instructions on the page to use.

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/HTML/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

  You may also make this mod as I did if the flash tool-error.

  Download the bootsect file form http://www.everettsporting.com/bootsect.zip

  You will need to go into Control Panel, select display large icons, go to the icon of folder options, view tab, and select the hidden files and folders option.

  Once downloaded, copy the BootSect.exe file in the same folder that contains the file of Windows7-USB-DVD-Download - Tool.exe installed. This file in Windows 7's default installation directory is C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Apps\Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool\

  Run the application from the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool as described on the Microsoft Store website. The end result will give you a boot USB flash drive that contains everything you need to install the 64 bit version of Windows 7.

  Paul

• Question of replacing hard drive HP Pavilion dv7-wn654av

  Hi, I have (SSDSA2M160GHP 2.5 "/ 3 Gb/s SSD 160 G 5V 1a") hard drive.

  I could use any more quickly conventional hard disk 2.5 "instead. You please give me some recommendations. Thank you.

  Mick,

  h132088 wrote:

  Hi, I have (SSDSA2M160GHP 2.5 "/ 3 Gb/s SSD 160 G 5V 1a") hard drive.

  I could use any more quickly conventional hard disk 2.5 "instead. You please give me some recommendations. Thank you.

  Mick,

  Hello

  You have the best player for the laptop, you may have. You can use conventional disc (up to 500 to 750 GB), but none of them are as fast as the solid state drive. I guess that the laptop is a dv7-4000 series. This laptop does not support SATA III connection because a SATA III SSD is the only drive faster than what you got.

• HP Pavilion 17: mouse pad does not work after replacing hard drive

  Hello

  After replacing hard drive and installing windows 8.1, I can't use my mouse pad.

  I installed the Synaptics driver but it didn't help.

  How can I check that mousepad device is not damaged when replacing the hard drive and which also can I try to fix the mouse pad?

  USB mouse works fine.

  See you soon

  The only way to be sure is to open it up and see if the touchpad cable was disconnected during the upgrade of the hard drive. That's my bet. Easy to forget when you're winding. You don't provide complete model number, but many of the recent models Pavilion 17 require removal of the cover together to get hard disk that requires disconnection of the touchpad cable.

• HP Pavilion DV6500: upgrading the BIOS on HP DV6500 w/Win7-64

  HP Pavilion DV6500

  Service etiquette: dv6607rs

  Memory: 2 GB to 4 GB upgrade

  Operating system: Win7 Ultimate 64-bit

  HD: upgrading to the new Toshiba 1 TB HDD - MQ01ABD100

  OLD HD: Western Digital WD1600BEVS - 60RST0

  CPU: upgrading to AMD Turion64 X 2 TL-66, 2.3 GHz

  OLD CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X 2 TK - 55 1.8 GHz

  Motherboard model: Quanta 30CF

  Motherboard Chipset: nVidia nForce 630M (C67)

  BIOS: Phoenix HP, 23/07/2007, F.06

  Had this laptop for free because he was constantly overheating and blue screening and the keyboard didn't work. Bought the new keyboard and fixed overheating by a cleaning in depth and the new thermal paste to the heat sink. Then, I decided to update as much as I can and use it to make music.

  The BIOS are very old, F.06. I was told that I should update the BIOS, because the most recent BIOS also included fixes for overheating, among other things. Unfortunately, I was told also that you need the operating system is Vista or BIOS update program "brick" laptop.

  I got what I thought, it was the ingenious idea to use my old hard drive, install Vista on it (came to me with Win7 too), update the BIOS, and then replace the new HDD with Win7 in. Trying to install Vista on my old hard drive, the installation routine says impossible to find the hard drive, and I need to install drivers to "see" the hard drive.

  I don't know exactly what I need. I tried several AMD AHCI drivers, but I have not found the good, or I need somethng totally different AMD AHCI drivers.

  I guess I have two questions.

  1. is it possible to update of the BIOS under Win7, without having to try to do it on another hard drive with Vista?

  2. If Vista will be used, what exactly I need / have to do to get Vista to recognize my original hard drive?

  (Hard drive model D'origina listed at the beginning of post)

  I want to emphasize that although I have not used the laptop much since I upgraded the CPU, everything seems to work well. I'm just worried that I may have still some problems of overheating, especially since the most recent processor can generate a little more heat than the original (35 watts instead of 31 watts).

  Thanks in advance for any help.

  Kind regards

  Bill

  Ok. I'm done.

  The hard drive was not recognized because I did something stupid. When I got the new drive and put the old man back, I forgot to transfer adapter plastic little new hard drive to the former. The pins on the old drive never made contact when I put it back in the system.

  Once I realized my mistake, I could format the old drive, put Vista on it, Flash the BIOS to the most recent/last version and then replace the old drive to the new drive with Win7-64 on it. Piece of cake.

  Now, I did almost everything possible to restore and modernize this computer:

  • Faster CPU support
  • Max RAM
  • Battery high capacity
  • New, 1 TB hard drive (with the pin adapter back on!)
  • Replaced the optical drive non-working
  • Replace the non-functional keyboard
  • BIOS flashed
  • Replace hard drive broken plastic cover
  • Replaced the knob cracked and melted
  • Win7-64
  • Clean the vents, fan, radiator, new thermal paste

  Everything seems to work OK so far. Let's see if the overheating problem that caused my ex-wife (the killer of computer) to throw this laptop comes back, or if it is fixed for good. Thanks to those who replied with their answers to help me.

  Bill

• replacement HARD drive for dv7

  I have a Pavilion dv7 and I need to replace the HARD drive, I searched online for a replacement hard drive for her but I'm not sure of the good replacement of hard drive I need. service number is .theres dv7 - 1237cl a lot of picks and I used to make sure that I get the good Hdd but I don't want something cheap. what I have now, it's 500 gb Hdd and 4 GB ram upgrades I can do would be helpful too. I have 5 Hps and this my favorate a .i woild be thankful for any Hiep.

  Thank you very much for yor assistance I'm buyin the hybrid drive today and I will continue the ram as is for now and upgrade later. Once again thank you

• Replacement hard drive for Portege P2010 - part number required

  Can someone tell me what is the part number for a replacement hard drive for Portege P2010 is? It has the latest version of the BIOS installed, if the capacity of the HARD disk can be greater than the original 30gig?

  Thank you

  Martin

  Hello Martin

  Unfortunately I was found no specific information. If I'm right, this unit needs 1.9 HDD and I think it can be much more expensive as 2.5 standard.

  Check it please this page http://www.laptopbits.co.uk/Database_files/Toshiba_Portege_2000_and_2010_series_spares.htm
  You will find a few pieces of upgrade for your device.

  Good bye

• Dv6-7202se replacement HARD drive

  Hi, I want to buy a replacement for my DV6-7202se HARD drive. originally, I have a 1 TB running at 5400 RPM SATA HARD drive. I am running Windows 8.1.

  My laptop is now out of its original 1 year warranty.

  (1) is it possible for me to go to a larger, faster HARD drive?

  (2) my laptop was purchased in the UNITED Arab Emirates. Where can I find the replacement HARD drive here?

  (3) my current HARD drive has a number of specific product? The official site of HP can't give me that and continues to throw messages 'no information found.

  (4) where will I get the recovery disks to reinstall the operating system on it? He came originally with Windows 8, I upgraded to 8.1.

  Thank you!

  You can certainly get a faster drive, but I think that the biggest readers available now 1.5 TB laptop and they all work at 5400 RPM. Here is your Service Manual:

  Manual

  One option you have is to install an accelerator reader WSSD/mSATA cache to speed up the slower drive. The problem on your model, it is very difficult to get to the slot of the WSSD. It is not in the Bay of accessible customer service.

  To speed up the system even more, you can install an SSD expand instead of the ordinary reader, but the largest SSD drive is a 1 to.

  Where you can get all this material in the UAE, I have no idea. I guess you can get things shipped from Europe, Asia and the United States

  In regards to the operating system, unless it does not turn right you can clone (copy bit for little) the old drive and transfer the image to the new, or we can get you a link to download an image of disk for Windows 8, which can be installed on any hard drive. The License Code is embedded in the BIOS of your motherboard, so you just need to install it and Windows will activate automatically.

  Post back if one of these options looks interesting and we can assist in its application.

• Can you put a 500 g SATA hard drive in Pavilion a750w?

  Can you put a 500 g SATA hard drive in Pavilion a750w?  The bios is version v3.26, and the operating system is XP with SP3.  40 gig HD is full and you are looking to replace it but do not know what the size limit is with this bios version.

  Here are the specifications of your HP Pavilion a705w desktop. This is based on the assumption that you converted the 5 and 0 and the fact that you mentioned a 40 GB hard drive.

  You already have the most current version of the BIOS of your computer and running the most recent service pack of Windows XP. Your computer and the operating system should support a drive of 500 GB without problem. The only problem is that your computer isn't any SATA ports, only 66/100 IDE (PATA). Look at local retailers and online for the IDE drives.

• Error "Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running." You may have to restart your computer. "after replacing hard drive

  I've upgraded to a replacement hard drive, but Windows Update won't work now. Everything else seems OK.

  The error is: "Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running." You may have to restart your computer.

  I restarted the computer a couple of times and in respect of the Services runs it the Windows Update service.

  Operating system is Vista 64 bit.

  Original title: Windows Update

  I've upgraded to a replacement hard drive, but Windows Update won't work now. Everything else seems OK.

  The error is: "Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running." You may have to restart your computer.

  I restarted the computer a couple of times and in respect of the Services runs it the Windows Update service.

  Operating system is Vista 64 bit.

  After the upgrade to the bigger hard disk, I found that the technology Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver should be updated. Once this is done Windows update ran properly. Microsoft Fixit did not help in this circumstance.

• replacement hard drives under windows 8 PC

  I bought windows 8 pro during the period of discount (until January 31). I installed it on my PC. Now, I want to replace my old hard drive to a newer version with more capacity. I backed up all my data, uninstalled all my software and apps on my laptop so that I can transfer this back when the hard drive is replaced. All that's left on my desktop PC is my OS.

  What should I do for it so that I don't face problems (such as a copy of windows have perhaps been installed on several computers (error 0xC004C008)
  
  
  during the installation and activation of windows 8 new hard disk?
  Is there something like "disable or remove or uninstall of" windows 8 on old HDD to activate again?
  or just replace the hard drives and the installation of windows 8 on new HARD drive without doing anything for windows 8 on the old HARD drive would do?
  Thanks for the solution in advance.
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  The best thing you could have done would be to clone (image back up) the old hard drive to the new hard disk.  As long as you have not changed the BIOS or motherboard, there should be no problem with the license.

  However, if him did not have the above and if it was an upgrade to win 8, you should have the old version of windows, e.g. Win 7, on the new hard drive, then install the upgrade.

• dv6700 broken HDD "#10009 replace hard drive".

  Hi, my laptop model dv6700 and hard drive: 250 GB SATA. I made the recovery disc. Problem: disk hard abandoned recently and in the BIOS HARD drive health check, he showed '#10009 replace hard drive' query: 1) as I need to replace the hard drive, I want to upgrade to 500 GB. Is it possible or not? (2) if so, are there restrictions on the size, the brand of HARD drive? 3) once I have replace my HARD drive how to get my old OS (I have vista Home premium with the laptop)? (4) there will be a problem if I use my recovery on the new 500 GB HARD drive discs? (5) there will be a conflict in recognizing the new 500 GB HARD drive? Is there another way to solve this problem without replacement? Thanks in advance!

  Here are the answers to your question.

  (1) you can switch to 500 GB and its possbile no problem

  (2) no constraint on the size or brand. You can use any brand or manufacturer of your choice

  (3) you need to install your operating system using recovery discs. There is a guide available on here

  (4) there will be no problems if you use recovery discs on the new HARD drive

  (5) there will be no conflict. If you face any issues, you can always post your request on the forums.

  (6) Unfortunately there is no other way. If the test HARD disk fails, it means that his party. Only option is to replace the HARD drive.

• A100 replacement hard drive

  I saw the other posts on this but no definitive answer.
  My HARD drive is dying and needs to be replaced. I see the posotion from the LHS is under the Palm drive and there seems to be one removable flap - other posts say there is only one screw to remove, but there is no visible screws under the machine.

  I've changed hard disks on other Toshibas with absolutetly no problem - someone at - it ideas?

  Hello

  Replace HARD drive on this laptop is not simply the procedure. I'm not 100% sure, but the entire Palm rest/Touchpad should be removed first. HARD drive cover is fixed with a screw, but you'll see him only if the Palm is deleted.

  When this screw is removed, hold the HARD drive tab and pull the HARD drive bracket. Next step is to detach the HARD drive from the HARD drive support.
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