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Pavillion dv6 HDD change (87 Views)
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JT_999
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Registered: ‎02-15-2012
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Pavillion dv6 HDD change

Hi,

 

My 640GB WD Scorpio Blue drive died in my Pavillion dv6 so I went out an purchased a 320GB WD Scorpio Blue - identical except half the size.

 

Using the recovery DVDs I did a "Minimalist Factory Restore".  The restore process formats the partition then copies the nessesary files without error.  When it is done, I am told to remove the DVD from the drive and click Continue to restart...

 

The laptop then restarts and hangs at the HP logo.  In order to restart I need to hold down the power button and then boot the machine again. 

 

I then get a message "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key"

 

I've tried the restore process four times and it's the same problem every time.  I've done a HDD test using the System Diagnostics and the test passed.  Help!

 

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JT_999
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Re: Pavillion dv6 HDD change

EDIT:  It's not called "Minimalist Factory Recovery" it is actually "Minimized Image Recovery"

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JT_999
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Re: Pavillion dv6 HDD change

EDIT: I can access the drive through the command prompt on the recovery disks and I see various directories (Windows, Users etc) but the drive still won't boot.  Also it thinks it's an 80GB drive not 320GB

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