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Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 22nd, 2007
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Posted By fastartcee
Do I ever feel like an idiot.

I bought this machine because of the large, clear screen in order to work on photos. I wasn't even aware that it had two HDD bays. In a brain-dead state, I obviously...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 22nd, 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 6,583
Posted By fastartcee
It is a Pavilion DV9010CA with a single 120GB HDD.

Earlier this evening I went back into the BIOS, selected the 'Secondary Hard Drive" (ie, my HDD) and did the Hard Drive Self Test, and it passed...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 21st, 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 6,583
Posted By fastartcee
New developments...

When I upgraded to Vista, I had created a set of WinXP recovery disks. I put disk 1 in, and a menu came up. I pushed 'Q' to quit, and the CD turned boot up back over to the...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 21st, 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 6,583
Posted By fastartcee
danzona,

I tried that, but the boot-up order list still doesn't include 'hard drive'. I suspect the BIOS is looking for a 'primary' hard drive, but my hard drive has somehow been designated as a...
Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 21st, 2007
Replies: 9
Views: 6,583
Posted By fastartcee
Hi all.

I need help on a problem. I sent my Pavilion notebook off to HP to get a hinge replaced, but I removed my hard drive before I shipped it. The Pavilion is back now, and I've reinstalled my...
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