3fo hard disk not exist

[joduvain]

I went and cleaned the fan and reassmbled the computer. When I restarted I got the Boot Device Not Found error (3f0) error. I went into the BIOS and got a Disk Not Exist for the Primary Drive. The Secondary is seen. When I swap out the hard drives the same thing happens. I can test both drives - only as Secondary. I am assuming that because the Primary drive is not recognized then there must be a problem with the cable. Is there a way to test for this?

[erico]

Did you mean to identify your notebook as an pavilion dv7t-6000 instead of  pavilion dv7t-600?

Is it the AMD or the Intel version?

The Dv7t-6000 is a CTO(Configured to order) notebook. What is the configuration of yours?

Did you follow the remove/relkace videos? See the links below. The difference in the Dv7t-6000 is just the touchscreen. Otherwise it should be identical to the Dv7-6000.

AMD platform

https://h20574.www2.hp.com/results.htm?SID=5046247&MEID=69BDA794-FDF6-4E94-AA5A-C30FC3FCCBB9

Intel platform

https://h20574.www2.hp.com/results.htm?SID=5046247&MEID=469D0159-D039-4C8A-A2B2-C6F8D2A9F37C

Your notebook is not close enough to the current generation to have the UEFI Hardware Diagnostics utility.

Inspect the connector on the cable and at the system board with a magnifying glass to see if there are any issues.

[joduvain · Accepted solution]

I have solved the problem. I thoight I read that the cable for the Secondary HD could not be used on the Primary. However, I went and put the the 1st HDD in the Secondary slot, attached the cable to HDD 1 slot on the board and the computer booted up. I have ordered a shorter Primary cable and will swap back when I get it.

Thanks