Optimised DST check failed

[Rosina4]

My laptop failed the optimised DST check so I assume the hard drive disk has failed. Was going to try and reinstall windows but that would be pointless considering it’s the hard drive. 

the warranty has ran out and I can’t extend it or apparently can’t even buy the ‘HP care package’ 

I start my bachelors in the next few weeks and it’s all online so I need my laptop. I don’t have much money either right now so I have no idea what I’m going to do! Why has the hard drive failed?! I bought this laptop brand new in 2018?! How much will a hard drive replacement cost?! I don’t care about the data either as I backed it all up ages ago. 

[Huffer]

I would recommend a solid state drive of at least 500 gb capacity. It will cost a bit more but well worth it in terms of how efficiently you can work with your laptop. 

Service Manual 

Pages 37-41 show how to do it. You also have what is called an M.2 slot for "gumstick" drives but yours can only use a SATA M.2, which is no faster than a 2.5 inch one that goes in the hard drive bay. Cost is about the same, too so just get a 2.5 inch SATA SSD to use to replace the hard drive. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-MZ-76E500B-EU-Solid-State/dp/B078WQT6S6/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keyword...

You can save quite a bit of money doing this yourself. Windows 10 is a free download which installs with no Key Code needed. We have helped many many people do exactly this repair/upgrade.

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