Boot device not found (3F0)

[CedH]

Hi. Please, I'm looking for assistance.  I'm getting the blue screen of death when starting up:

• Boot Device Not Found
• Please install an operating system on your hard drive
• Hard Disk - (3FO)

I've run HP PC Hardware diagnostics UEFI on the drive. Results below:

Testing Drive: 1

Smart check: passed

Pass id 2187-04211-09756

Serial number (blank)

Current version: 2.2.1.0 - BIOS

Computer Specs:

Product #: 3UQ99AA#ABA

System board ID: 86F3

AMD Ryzen 5 3509U with Radeon Vega Mobile gfx

PROC SPEED 2100 MHZ

32GB TOTAL MEMORY

Thank you in advance for any assistance you can offer.

-Cedric

[Nirvana_95]

Hi @CedH 

Welcome to the HP Support Community. Thanks for bringing this to our notice.

I see that you are facing a Hard disk related issue on your system. Do not worry, we are here to help you with it.

May I know if you have made any recent hardware or software-related changes to it?

Are you able to boot into the Operating System?

Please follow the steps suggested in the link below and let me know the outcome of it: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_3053911-2842957-16 

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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[Nirvana_95]

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We haven’t heard from you in a while, this post is with reference to the thread you had created at your  

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[CedH]

Sometimes I can boot & log in to the OS, but only for a few seconds before the blue screen "WHEA_Uncorrectable error" message appears.

Then, when the computer auto restarts, the blue screen with the "3F0" message appears.

[Nirvana_95]

Thanks for your response.

I would suggest you run the hardware scan using the link I shared in my previous message. Once done, let me know the outcome if it.

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[CedH]

The computer shipped with a SSD drive (500 Gb) & a HDD drive (2 TB). Problem with the Hardware scan is it is seeing only the HDD hard drive (which is now listed as the C: drive)- and not the original boot drive (which was theSSD). Results below:

HP PC Hardware diagnostics UEFI

Testing Drive: 1

Smart check: passed

Pass id 2187-04211-09756

Serial number (blank)

Current version: 2.2.1.0 - BIOS

[Nirvana_95]

Thanks for your response.

I would suggest you perform a reset and check if the issue persists. Here is a link that will help you: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_2026006-1490761-16 

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