Froze up and then boot device not found

Opened Up Sleekbook, Was Trying To Look At A page Already Open And Exit Out Of Another. Page Did Not Respond. Asked To Recover Webpage. Did Not Respond. Tried Ctrl,Alt,Delete...Nothing So HIt Power Button. Turned Back O. After 10Seconds. Black Screen Says Boot Device Not Found. What Do i Do?

Go into either F2 (UEFI diagnostics) or F10 (BIOS) as you power up and look for a hard drive diagnostic and run it. Best bet is your hard drive crashed and needs replacement. What kind of Sleekbook? We need that information to tell you how to proceed. 

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    HP will provide a replacement Hard Disk Drive if the Notebook warranty is Active, If not you need buy a SATA Hard Disk Drive from a retail shop nearby
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    Hi,
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  • My lap top says boot device not found please install an operating system on your hard disk

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    I would suggest going to the following link and going through the listed troubleshooting steps based on your symptoms:
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  • Boot device not found, hard disk not exist.... does that mean my computer is dead?

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    You're very welcome, Jonathan.
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  • HP Pavilion dv-4087CL Notebook receiving : Boot Device Not Found-Please install an operating system

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  • 3fo. boot device not found

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  • My probook says:Boot device not found Please install an operating

    My Notebook says:Boot device not found
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    I was used HDD Seft-Test Options, it say "Hard Disk Passed". But i try to turn on notebook but fair: Boot device not found.
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    Hello hungvocam 
    Thanks for posting on the HP Forums!
    I understand you are experiencing an issue with your notebook. However, since this is a commercial notebook, you should post your issue on the notebook board of the HP Enterprise Forums for a better answer.
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    Mario
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  • My screen says boot device not found. Please install an operating system on hard drive,

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