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Pavilion 15 P189SA
Microsoft Windows 10 (32-bit)

PC will not boot up and shows the error code above, this is my daughters PC so cannot be sure as to why this was caused!!

Any ideas of how to recover this PC, I have read that I may have to renew the hard drive!!

Thanks,

RH.

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You're welcome :generic:

 

All the best,

 

DP-K

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Hi,

 

The 24 character error code is a failure of the short Disk Self Test and would indicate that the Hard Drive is failing and needs to be replaced. 

 

If your notebook is still under warranty, contact HP and arrange to have the drive replaced - If needed, you can check your warranty status Here.

 

If you live in the US, contact HP Here.

 

If you are in another part of the world, start Here.

 

If you are out of warranty and would like a guide on replacing the Hard Drive yourself, please let me know.

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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Whenever the Hard Disk Short DST test fails that indicates that the Hard Disk Drive has failed and that requires a replacement to resolve the issue

 

This issue could be due to Application or driver conflicts, virus issues, file corruptions due to incompatible applications, improper shutdowns, update failures due to conflicts, sudden power surges, if notebook is dropped etc..

 

HP will provide a replacement Hard Disk Drive if the Notebook warranty is Active, If not you need buy a SATA Hard Disk Drive from a retail shop nearby

 

Please make sure you are getting at least equal capacity as the original one in order to use Recovery Disks. If you need you can buy a larger, but not smaller capacity Hard Disk Drive. For example if you have a 500GB Hard Disk Drive you can upgrade it to 750GB Hard Disk Drive but not 320GB Hard Disk Drive

 

Please try the below shown troubleshooting steps once:

Step 01. Remove the battery and unplug the AC/Power Adapter

Step 02. Press and hold the Power button for more than 30 Seconds

Step 03. Plug in the AC/Power Adapter (leave the Battery out for now)

Step 04. Press the Power button and check if the Unit works normal

 

If the above mentioned steps does not help, then you can try reseating the Hard Drive on your Notebook

 

If the issue persists again please Contact HP if your HP Notebook is under warranty, HP would replace the Hard Disk Drive and provide you a Recovery media to restore factory operating system after replacement (if you've not yet created Recovery Discs/USB Media)

 

Note: Back up all the personal data to an external drive if it's possible. Otherwise you could connect the failed HDD via SATA to USB adapter with another PC or same PC after replacement of HDD & re-installation of OS and try copying /recovering the files. You can also refer to the below shown link for further support

http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Data-from-the-Hard-Drive-of-a-Dead-Laptop

 

Please click on the link In order to Identify, Prevent, Diagnose & Recover from Drive Failures on HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives :

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02876562.pdf

 

 

You can Check your warranty Here to verify the status and Click Here to order a new Hard Drive

 

 

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Thanks Chaps,

 

I will check the warranty status but think I'm expired..

 

Not really sure about dragging all the data off the defunked HDD so may pass it on to someone I know..

 

Thanks again,

RH.

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You're welcome :generic:

 

All the best,

 

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Hi GBL84,

 

I have tried the removal of the battery and power up to no avail, you mensioned a reseating of the hard drive, can you explain the process for that??

 

Thanks,

RH.

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Thank you for your reply !!

 

Please go through the below guide : PAGE 104/Component replacement procedures 93

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04427554

 

 

 

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@GBL84 wrote:

Thank you for your reply !!

 

Please go through the below guide : PAGE 104/Component replacement procedures 93

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04427554

 

 

 

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Hi GBL84,

 

Sorry, can I just confirm that it's the hard drive that needs replacing??

 

Cheers,

RH.

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YES !!!

Please go ahead and replace the Harddrive.

 

 

 

 

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Hi,

 

The drive will need to be replaced - an example of a suitable HDD is on the link below ( I've assumed from the Model No. that you live in the UK ).

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Internal-Hard-Drives/WD-750-2-5-inch-SATA-Internal-Hard-Drive/B00C9TEC0Y/...

 

The procedure for replacing the drive starts on Page 104 of your Maintenance & Service Guide.

 

Regarding reinstalling the OS on the new drive, as the machine has been previously upgraded to 10, a hardware profile ( Digital Entitlement ) will have been recorded by the activation servers.

 

As long as the previous installation of Windows 10 had activated Ok after the upgrade from 8.1, you can just create your own installation media and perform a clean installation as detailed in the guide on the following link.  Note: At the activation screen, select 'I don't have a Product key' - Windows will activate automatically once the installation has completed.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

 

Regards,

 

DP-K

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