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‎06-06-2026 09:46 PM

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I have an HP Pavilion Laptop 15t-eg300 (Product Number 78G39AV).

 

I created a Windows 11 USB installation media using Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool.

 

I booted from the USB drive and performed a clean installation. I deleted all partitions on Disk 0 and selected the unallocated space for installation.

 

The installation started normally, but after the first automatic restart, the laptop shows:

 

“Boot Device Not Found - Hard Disk (3F0)”

 

HP Diagnostics reports:

 

SMART Check: PASSED

 

Short DST: PASSED

 

SSD is detected in BIOS and Boot Menu.

 

I have repeated the installation several times with the same result.

 

What should I check next?

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‎06-07-2026 04:02 AM - edited ‎06-07-2026 04:06 AM

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You have cloud factory restore

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HP is removing cloud recovery for system over 5 years old.
The actual wording is a limited time after the warranty expires
You may want to get a copy of the cloud recovery before it is too late.
Cloud recovery provides all the custom HP drivers.
Go here and enter your product ID including the 3 characters after the # character
If you have cloud recovery you can restore your system using a 64gb flash.
It may take an hour or more to create the recovery USB.
Alternately, download from the MS windows store
Click here for instructions.

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