Non-system disk or disk error with new hard drive

wyldewynde

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My Hp pavillion pc started crashing a lot recently and recovery didn't work so I told was advised to get a new hard disk which I did but now I keep getting the above error. I've been into the bios and all seems to be booting from the correct drive
The first time I tried the hp recovery disk it started to work but when it came to reinstalling the software it stayed on 0% for long so I switched off. Maybe that was a mistake. I've run a diagnostics test all passed the test but at the end it said testing: Boot path, error code BIOHD-3.

I tried putting the old drive back in and it was the same as before. But I was still able to go online, albeit until it crashed again.
HP want more money to help even though I brought the recovery discs they suggested.

I really hope someone can help, I've been told there needs be A partition before the software can be installed.

Sorry if the wording is a bit messed up, I am writting this from a mobile.

Thanks in advance,

Greg
 

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System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Slimline s3330
    CPU
    AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.20 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTek Computer INC. Acacia 1.02
    Memory
    2046 RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 2400
    Monitor(s) Displays
    hp W1907V
Have you tried to run the recovery disks again? They should automatically put a partition on the hard drive.

If it still doesn't work then there's usually one of two different possibilities:
- bad recovery disks
- other bad hardware in the system

I'd suggest running these free bootable diagnostics first: Initial Hardware Diagnostics
Then, if those tests pass, contact HP to return the defective recovery disks and get a new set.
 

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