Hard disk startup issue Closed

Question

Hello,

Here it is. I have a little problem since last night when I came back from my trip. I turn on my computer normally, I start to scan with my antivirus (just in case) when suddenly, the computer starts making a strange noise (like a spring that keeps popping). And on the screen, everything is bugged except for the mouse.

So I decide to restart the computer, and there, it shows me the following message:

Boot Device Not Found

Please install an operating system on your hard disk.

Hard Disk - (3F0)

Then it offers me to run diagnostics. I run them, but for the Hard Disk, it writes: "Hard Disk Not Exist." While the computer was working normally just 5 minutes ago.
Then, I ran diagnostics under BIOS, and it also says: Hard Disk Not Exist.

My computer is an HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook PC

The processor is an Intel(R) Core(TM) Core 2 Duo CPU

I am running Vista.

Please help me. Thank you.

P.S: If there are any steps to follow, please explain them to me in detail, I'm not a computer pro. Thank you.

Goodgame42 · Accepted Answer

So, as soon as I turn on my laptop, I have a black screen with the following error message:

Boot device not found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk.
Hard disk (3F0)
F2 system diagnostics
For more information please visit: www.hp.com/go/techcenter/startup

Thank you for your help,
sincerely.

poupougne13 · Answer

Hello...

The first thing to do is to turn on your PC, unplug the HDD, and plug it back in... it might have shifted a bit in its connector...

Best regards,
See you later

--
"He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!"
Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

ricco114 · Answer

Hello, is the hard drive present in the workstation? Eric

poupougne13 · Answer

Well, if the BIOS doesn't see it, it's unlikely that Windows will find it, since Windows is supposed to be on the hard drive that doesn't appear...
See you later

--
"He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!"
Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

lolo93 · Answer

Hello there,

Thank you for your responses.

Poupougne13:
Before opening the PC, I will try to find the warranty. If it still works, it would be better not to open it, right?

ricco114:
I don't have access to the workstation. The computer won't turn on at all.

poupougne13 · Answer

Not wrong about the warranty, although if it's a laptop, the HDD cover is often accessible without tearing a security tab...
But if it's under warranty, of course, depending on where you bought it.....
You can access the BIOS, try resetting it to "default" settings....
--
"He who wishes to climb a mountain begins at the bottom!"
Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

lolo93 · Answer

Hello,  I tried, but it doesn't work. I found the warranty, it is still valid. I'll keep you updated, unless you have another idea in mind.

Goodgame42 · Answer

Hello, So here I have the same problem but my computer is no longer under warranty. What should I do?  Best regards.

poupougne13 · Answer

Describe YOUR problem exactly, it will be safer....  Talk to you later -- "Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" aka "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

poupougne13 · Answer

Re...

Dismantle the cache of your hard drive, remove it and put it back in place, it may have disconnected a bit from its connector... let me know! --
"Who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!"
Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

poupougne13 · Answer

The HDD is the hard drive, it is usually under a cover secured by 2 or 3 screws under the laptop...
Does it really work? Yes, it can, but that's not the only cause of failure... it doesn't hurt to take a look! --
"He who wants to climb a mountain begins from the bottom!"
Signed: "Gillette" aka "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

dieppe · Answer

At startup, there is a total black screen with a blinking white dash; it's impossible to boot normally, and it says "boot verification failed" status = failure - replace hard drive 1. Is there any way to do something without changing the hard drive? Thank you for your help.

poupougne13 · Answer

Remove the hard drive and see if it boots into the BIOS... -- "He who wants to climb a mountain starts from the bottom!" Signed: "Gillette" a.k.a. "nobody"! ;) (°!°)

sert · Answer

Traduction

Hi everyone, it's the same for me and I've only had it for 2 days, and it's the latest model running on Windows 7.

TTFLO33 · Answer

Hello, I had this problem yesterday, and I changed my hard drive; everything is working again, proof that the hard drive was dead, but I lost all my data. My hard drive was also making a spring-like noise.

Hard disk startup issue

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