Operating system not found

Khotso · ‎11-06-2019

Product Name HP 250

Serial number :[edit]

BOOT DEVICE not found

Error. An operating system wasn't found try disconnecting any drives that don't contain an operating system. Press Ctrl +alt +Del to restart

WAWood · ‎11-14-2019

@Khotso

If your PC is new enough to support UEFI, you can use these steps to test the hard drive: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00439024

If not, to check the drive you have to follow these steps:
1) Press Esc key repeatedly, several times a second, while rebooting the laptop. Do NOT hold the key down, just press it over and over.
2) Eventually, you will see an HP Startup Menu -- that will look similar to the image below ...

3) press the Function key for testing the hard drive (usually F2) and let it run.

Please report back the test results.

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