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HP Notebook - 14-ac101ne (ENERGY STAR)
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Hi:

 

You will need to install a new hard drive and reinstall the operating system.

 

Below is the link to the service manual where you can find the hard drive removal and replacement procedure.

 

HP Notebook (Intel)HP 240 G4 NotebookHP 246 G4 NotebookHP Notebook 14gHP Notebook 14q Maintenance an...

 

You may want to consider replacing the 2.5" mechanical drive with a better performing 2.5" solid state drive (SSD).

 

After you replace the drive, you can reinstall W10 for free by making bootable W10 installation media with the media creation tool.

 

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

 

After w10 has completed installing, you can install the drivers and available software from your notebook's support page.

 

HP Notebook - 14-ac101ne (ENERGY STAR) Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

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HP Recommended

Hi:

 

You will need to install a new hard drive and reinstall the operating system.

 

Below is the link to the service manual where you can find the hard drive removal and replacement procedure.

 

HP Notebook (Intel)HP 240 G4 NotebookHP 246 G4 NotebookHP Notebook 14gHP Notebook 14q Maintenance an...

 

You may want to consider replacing the 2.5" mechanical drive with a better performing 2.5" solid state drive (SSD).

 

After you replace the drive, you can reinstall W10 for free by making bootable W10 installation media with the media creation tool.

 

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

 

After w10 has completed installing, you can install the drivers and available software from your notebook's support page.

 

HP Notebook - 14-ac101ne (ENERGY STAR) Software and Driver Downloads | HP® Customer Support

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