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07-05-2021 06:09 PM - edited 07-05-2021 06:11 PM
Hi,
For the past week, whenever I would leave my laptop in sleep mode for a few hours or sometimes on startup as well, I get a message saying that there's no hard drive found on the laptop:
Boot device not found
I tried running the Hardware Diagnostics (F2), with both, the quick and the extensive search, and both were unable to find the hard disk
I would really appreciate any help/pointers on what's causing this issue and how to fix it. Thanks 🙂
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07-07-2021 11:45 AM
That laptop is supported thru the HP Cloud Recovery Tool, so once the hard drive is replaced, go here with a working PC
Click on the "Software-HP Cloud Recovery " and follow the directions for the download to install back to factory.
Windows will need to update as it will be factory conditions of Windows.
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07-06-2021 08:19 AM
If the Hardware Diagnostics (F2) reports no hard drive, then the drive has most likely failed and needs to be replaced. That will mean after the hard drive is replaced, all the software and Windows needs to be reinstalled.
Since there is mo mention of model number or of Windows version, those item will be posted for better help.
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07-07-2021 11:45 AM
That laptop is supported thru the HP Cloud Recovery Tool, so once the hard drive is replaced, go here with a working PC
Click on the "Software-HP Cloud Recovery " and follow the directions for the download to install back to factory.
Windows will need to update as it will be factory conditions of Windows.
I'm not an HP employee.
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07-08-2021 05:23 AM
If for some reason you do not want or the HP Cloud Recovery Tool does not give you a satisfactory result, you can load a generic Windows 10 by making the Microsoft download of the Windows 10 media. It will be the most recent version, too.
If you need the install media for Windows 10, you can make it from this Microsoft download
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
With a working PC, scroll down to the "Using the tool to create installation media"
and then follow the directions. You can make either the DVD or USB.
When the install asks for the product key, click the I don't have a product key option to continue,
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