Hard disk failure with failure ID

[SyedMa]

My laptop is not booting and it lands on Windows error.

I ran hardware diagnosis and found hard drive check is failed with the below error code.

U4GJ7D-8AL9HM-MFPX7G-61E403

Can someone please help?

[iomare · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It means the hard drive has failed the full test and needs to be replaced. If you can still boot into OS, you should back up all your important data. You will need to replace the drive.

So what you need is a 2.5" SATA3 hard drive (max 2TB because of the thickness of drive). You can get from your preferred brand such as Seagate, WD...

Example:

https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-2-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000LM015/dp/B01LYNQXCP/ref=sr_1_4?ie=U...

or you could opt for a 2.5" SATA3 SSD which would improve the everyday performance of the PC

Example:

https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Inch-Internal-MZ-76E1T0B-AM/dp/B0781Z7Y3S/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie...

On page 32 of the service manual you can see the steps to replace drive:

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05228250

You will need to reinstall the OS on the drive, either by using recovery disks, migrating a backup image or by downloading media creation tool from Microsoft on different PC running and creating a bootable pendrive with the OS on it on a different computer. (there is an explanation on the Microsoft web page on how to create the pendrive) Windows will automatically activate once installed and connected to the Internet.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

If you choose this option you will need to use the pendrive to perform a clean install of Windows 10. You might need to disable fastboot and secure boot in BIOS (probably not). So, insert the pendrive in the PC and it should boot directly from the drive. If not, turn off the PC by holding the power button. Press the power button and immediately keep pressing ESC  until the startup menu appears and then press F9 and choose the pendrive in the boot menu. Once it boots from pendrive follow the procedure to install Windows.

When finished installing allow Windows to completely update and find all or most drivers. You can follow this process by going into settings > Security and update > click on Verify for updates. You might need to reboot a couple of times. Once completely updated you can go into device manager and see if there are any missing drivers (there will be yellow exclamation mark next to the device). You can find these drivers and software on the HP support page for your product.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-pavilion-15-au000-notebook-pc-series/10862158/model/11954954...

 I recommend installing HP support assistant which will help to keep drivers up to date and much more.

Hope it helps,

David

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