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HP Desktop tower 251-a123wb

I replaced the hard drive in my desktop computer. Powering on the computer I receive a message in a blue screen Boot device not found. Please install an operating system on your hard disk. Hard Disk (3FO). I have ran a quick test on the new hard drive and it passed. Any help will be so much appreciated. I'm learning. 

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Hi:

 

Hard drives do not come any operating system or software included.

 

Do you have a way to install W10?

 

If not, using another windows PC, you can make bootable W10 installation media using the Media creation tool at the link below.

 

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

 

After W10 has completed installing, you can install the drivers and available software from your PC's support page.

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-251-Desktop-PC-series/8499652/model/8888621

 

Or you can order W10 recovery media from HP at the link below...

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/mediaorder/HP-251-a100-Desktop-PC-series/8499652/model/8888621/software...

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