hard disc 1 (301)

[Ronnzo]

Tried many times to start. Same results. Imminent failure; hard disc 1 (301). What is going on? ??

[MasterTechGuy]

Code error "301" means that your hard drive is failing and need to replace it.   

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[Ronnzo]

I was afraid you might say that. 301 as I recall is part of the boot log system. .

[MasterTechGuy]

Yeah im affraid so its to do with that, hard drives are fairly cheap these days you can pick them up almost anywhere online or in the shop. 

Good luck hope you get it sorted. 🙂

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[MasterTechGuy]

Just one thing have you even tried to reinstall windows as well? 

[IT_WinSec]

Hello @Ronnzo

Welcome to the HP Support forum. Thank you for your post.

In order to test/troubleshoot your problem, please do the following:

Reset your BIOS settings to default

1. Please, shutdown the computer using the power button

2. Power it on.

2.1 As soon as you press the power-on button, immediately begin hitting the Esc button (like tap-tap-tap).

This should open a HP Startup Menu which may look similar to this one

3. Choose F10 to open BIOS setup configuration. Follow the on-screen instructions to go to the last tab (example "Advanced" or "Exit" and choose to LOAD or RESET TO DEFAULT CONFIGURATION.

4. Hit the appropriate button to save the changes and exit the BIOS

Do you still encounter the HDD error ?

Please, perform some basic hardware checks

1. Please, shutdown the computer using the power button

2. Power it on.

2.1 As soon as you press the power-on button, immediately begin hitting the Esc button (like tap-tap-tap).

This should open a HP Startup Menu

3. Choose F2 to open System Diagnostics. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform System Test >> Quick test.

This will check major hardware componets for issue (do it just in case) . Here is more info >> http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03467259#AbT1

If there are no system checks/no quick tests, perform HDD and RAM check.

Let me know the test results.