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‎05-26-2017 04:33 PM

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Product: ProBook 4530s
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

There is no more disk space on HP_Recovery (E) disk and the machine is running too slow despite reinstalling the OS and creating more disk space.

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‎05-26-2017 05:30 PM - edited ‎05-26-2017 05:35 PM

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The Recovery Partition is present for restoring the PC to factory condition.  It should also give the user the resources to make the Recovery media set which should/would do the same thing.  If it restores Windows 7 to the laptop and it still is malfunctioning, then perhaps there is a hardware problem.

 

BTW: The Recovery Partition is meant to be full


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‎05-26-2017 05:30 PM - edited ‎05-26-2017 05:35 PM

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The Recovery Partition is present for restoring the PC to factory condition.  It should also give the user the resources to make the Recovery media set which should/would do the same thing.  If it restores Windows 7 to the laptop and it still is malfunctioning, then perhaps there is a hardware problem.

 

BTW: The Recovery Partition is meant to be full


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‎05-26-2017 06:13 PM

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Thank you for your contribution. I guess I have to do the restore process and assess the results.

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‎05-26-2017 08:57 PM

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Hie, I just did a hardware test and the result I got was

 

" Hard Disk Test failed

Disk not installed" 

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‎05-26-2017 09:00 PM

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Hie, I just did a hardware test and the result I got was

 

" Hard Disk Test failed

Disk not installed" 

 

What does this imply and whats the best way forward for me?

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‎05-27-2017 04:08 AM

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That would indicate the hard drive has failed and needs to be replaced.  I hope you took the hint and made the Recovery Media disk set because now you will need them to get everything back to original with the new hard drive.

BTW: that is probably the reason the PC was slowing down because the hard drive was having problems.


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‎05-27-2017 06:59 PM

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Thanx again for the contribution. Will have to organize for the replacement.

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‎05-27-2017 09:31 PM

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What are the main causes of hard drive failure?

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‎05-28-2017 04:19 AM

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There are many contributing factors that lead to hard drive failure.  Some are due to rough handling - which is likely in a laptop.  Another reason is old age - that laptop is fairly old for a laptop.  And, of course it just failed because it is a piece of equipment.


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