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‎08-19-2025 06:56 AM

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I have a probook 4540s and i have a problem 2 days ago my laptop said that it cold not find a working hard but i have been using the same harddrivr for a while now and i dont know what is wrong

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‎10-17-2025 11:51 PM

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Hello Babs2025s ,

Thank you for reaching out. Regarding your query - Hard drive not working on probook 4540s that you’re experiencing.


Kindly review the instructions as below :

- We at HP do not encourage using 3rd party accessories or devices , hardware upgrades unless advised in any form of hp documentation

- Find all relevant guides and drivers from the support page here on best effort basis with the limited details that we have about the device  -

https://support.hp.com/in-en

https://support.hp.com/au-en/document/ish_2854458-2733239-16

https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/tech-takes/how-to-check-hard-drive-health

 

This will help us narrow down the cause and suggest the best fix

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