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‎12-13-2021 10:06 AM

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Product: hp z220 workstation
Operating System: Other

I am reinstalling windows 7 for a work buddy on his cousin old z220 workstation. It had windows 7 on it. The hard drive was wiped out. I can't access bios now and before the hard drive was wiped.    I have no idea why this happening.

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‎12-13-2021 10:31 AM

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Hello
The disk of the was erased, what do you mean?
Does the computer at least start?
How do you try to access the bios?

 

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‎12-15-2021 10:29 AM - edited ‎12-15-2021 10:30 AM

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I formatted the hard drive. Heres the  problem, I could never access the bios even when the previous windows was installed. There s no option on the screen. The computer doesnt start it just turns on.

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‎12-15-2021 11:18 AM

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Sorry, but be more specific
you said you formatted the drive, so the computer was working before that?
how did you proceed?
You, have never been able to open the bios, but failed, you do not know how to open it?
why have formatted the HDD (if there is a problem with the HDD, maybe good to know!)
In case, it can work, if the computer is not out of order.
can you try, install windows, on the HDD with another computer, put it back and try in the Z220?

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‎12-17-2021 09:57 AM

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I removed the hard drive and formatted it using another computer. The computer was working fine before I formatted the hard drive. The reason why I formatted the hard drive was it needed a password for windows, which was unkown.

 

Yeah, I can try installing windows using another computer.

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‎12-17-2021 10:08 AM

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‎12-20-2021 09:53 AM

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Yesterday, I tried installing windows 7 ( it was originally on the computer) using my main computer and the hp desktop is still refusing to boot and even post. I verified the ssd is fine by connecting it via usb.

 

Anything else I can try?

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‎12-20-2021 12:30 PM - edited ‎12-21-2021 02:38 AM

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No idea at the moment

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@mojo71  I did not ask you?
If you remove the SSD, can you boot and go to the bios?
Finally, it is an SSD, not an HDD ?!

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‎12-23-2021 10:00 AM - edited ‎12-23-2021 10:04 AM

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Yeah, I should of mentioned it. I just tried to boot bios without the ssd attached and I got nothing. With the ssd attached I get one long beep.

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‎12-23-2021 10:09 AM

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No big deal, it doesn't change much
See with the document here, I didn't find a good match, with your code, but I scanned quickly
(if it is this model !?)

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04205252.pdf

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-z220-small-form-factor-workstation/5260568/manuals

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