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05-03-2020 06:53 PM
so i broke my computer a few years ago and finally decided to fix it. after turning it on I get the following error:
boot device not found
please install an operating system on your hard disk
hard disk (3f0)
f2 system diagnostics
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i opened up the laptop to see there was no hard drive in place so I bought a mushkin pilot m2 ssd screwed it in but still same error
when I got to the bios>boot options>uefi boot order the os boot manager has "windows boot manager (sandisk sd8snat-128g-1006)"
not sure how to fix the laptop would love some help
05-11-2020
07:15 AM
- last edited on
08-27-2026
07:16 AM
by
Raj_05
@solo94dolo Welcome to HP Community!
I understand that you are getting a boot device not found an error.
Please provide the correct product number.
Note: Please ensure the complete product name/number for a quicker response from the community, as we need to know what we are dealing with to provide an accurate solution:
Click here for steps on finding the information we need!
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http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03754824
Please refer to the below link to troubleshoot the error.
https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c01443465
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