Forum: Troubleshooting Dead Machines Nov 22nd, 2007 |
| Replies: 9 Views: 6,583 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 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 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 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 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... |