DV7T-3000 - Long DST Failed

[kkcb9395]

I have a DV7T-3000 (Win7) that won't boot.  Just comes up to a black screen with a flashing cursor.  I ran the diagnostics and the only failure point was the Long DST Hard Drive test.  I tried the system recovery from the initial menu, but it just bounces me back to the black screen with the flashing cursor.  Is there anything I can do outside of purchasing a new HD and using the recovery CDs?

Thanks

[DavidPK]

Hi,

I would guess you're looking at a new HDD, but it may be worth trying the following.

If you don't already have one, use another PC to create a Windows 7 Recovery CD.  Download the relevant ISO from the links below.

Windows 7 32bit

Windows 7 64bit

You should use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO to a CD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here.

Boot from the Rescue CD, select Repair Your Computer and choose the Command Prompt.  When this loads, enter the following commands and hit enter after each one - include spaces as shown.

Bootrec.exe

bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup

c:

cd boot

attrib bcd -s -h -r

ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old

bootrec /RebuildBcd

bootrec /fixmbr

bootrec /fixboot

Remove the Rescue CD and try rebooting now.

If it will now boot, try running the long DST again.

Regards,

DP-K

[kkcb9395]

Thanks for the help.  The Rescue disk got me back into Windows and it looks like the problem was the "System Check" malware.  A pain to get rid of, but was finally able to do so.

Thanks!