SMART HARD DISK ERROR imminent failure

[Plastc]

I had the same error. I replaced my hard disk and cloned the original.  However the message persists. the original disk is disconnected.  The computer works well. Diagnostics on the new disk are fine.  Everytime I boot, it throws me into the "press F2 for Diagnostics."  How do IO get rid of this?

[mdklassen]

What model of HP computer do you have?

Some computers have more than one disk-drive.

Did you replace the "good" one, and the "bad" one still is connected?

Some computers have a memory-chip, holding 32MB or 64MB of data, as a "cache", to speed-up the running of Windows.

If your computer has that chip, remove it, and see if the error-message vanishes.

Did the error-message identify a specific device?

[Plastc]

The computer is an HP Envy 700-215xt PC. It had a hard disk with 4 partitions. I'm not sure where to check for the chip you mentioned. I reinstalled the bios with no change. I did the "self help" dsp disk check I found in the bios with no change. I have rerun the extensive disk check in the computer diagnostics. The disk passes but no change. Now every time we restart the computer we get a message to hit F2 to reenter diagnostics and then exit from that. Awkward.

[mdklassen]

> I'm not sure where to check for the chip you mentioned.

See: https://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/348/images/how-to-guide_05 jpg

  --- put a "dot" between the '05' and the 'jpg'

to see the screwdriver tightening a screw that holds-down the 'mSATA' chip.

> Now every time we restart the computer we get a message to hit F2 to reenter diagnostics

Experiment:

Disconnect the AC power from the computer.

Disconnect the data & power cables from the disk-drive.

Completely optionally, because it is totally unnecessary, physically remove the disk-drive, so that the motherboard cannot detect it.  

Reconnect the AC power.

Do not reconnect the disk-drive.

Turn the computer on. 

If you still get the error-message, it is *NOT* caused by the now-inaccessible disk-drive.

Disconnect the AC power from the computer.

Locate and remove that 'mSATA' memory-card.

Reconnect the AC power.

Turn the computer on. 

If you still get the error-message, it is *NOT* caused by the 'mSATA' memory-card.

Tell us the results.

[Plastc · Accepted solution]

The mSata card was at fault. I'm assuming I can purchase one of these. Thank you so much for your assistance.