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- Boot Device not found. Hard Disk (3F0)

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09-02-2019 11:14 AM
Laptop continues to say
Boot Device not Found
No Hard Disk 3F0
Please install operating system on your hard disk.
I dont have a hard disk. And now i dont have a working computer. Not looking to purchase a new one. Just want this one to work.
09-04-2019 05:59 PM
@Annoyed7 Welcome to HP Community!
please follow the below steps to identify and resolve this concern:
Step 1: Perform a hard reset
HP Notebook PCs - Performing a Hard Reset or Forced Reset
Step 2: Restore BIOS default setting
Step 3: Test the hard drive using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI (In your case, Skip to Step 4
Step 4: Reseat the hard drive (here's a video that shows how to re-seat the drive: Click here)
Step 5: Perform an HP System Recovery
If none of the above actions resolved the error condition, back up your personal data and then perform an HP System Recovery on the notebook:
If the issue persists, it's most likely a hardware connection failure.
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