G60-230us laptop hard drive lost
device says hard drive not there. Can't get device to work. Does that mean hard drive dead ?
It could be worse...installing a new hard drive is easy...(unless of course you want to buy a new notebook).
Get a 320GB 5,400 RPM SATA II hard drive.
Here is a link to a decent one at a decent price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148455
Then, below is the link to the service manual for info on how to remove the old drive and replace it with the new one. Keep all the parts from the old drive as you have to transfer them to the new one.
See chapter 4...
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02985882.pdf
Last, you need to reinstall the operating system. So, you will need to contact HP and order a set of recovery disks.
You can order by clicking on the link below and then click on the Order Recovery Media link.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=2093&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=3860...
If you can read the 25 character Vista product key on the bottom of your PC, you can make your own Vista installation DVD.
Here's how...
If you're up to a slight but rewarding challenge you can make your own if you can read your 25 character Vista product key on the PC.
Just download the 3 files you need at the link below, and read all of the instructions to create a bootable DVD installation disk using imageburn.
Disregard the part of the text under the first screen shot about "extract the files to the Vista folder."
The files were already extracted to that folder when you ran the X14.exe file by reading the text on top of the first screen shot.
The other thing I noticed is on the 4th screen shot, where it shows Developer ID Microsoft Corporation. I had to type Microsoft Corporation in myself, and then the other codes automatically populated.
When I went to compile the ISO file, ImageBurn gave a message that about a WIM file and ISO, and if I wanted to burn it in a different format.
I selected No, make the ISO file.
It was not that hard to do. I burned both the 64 bit disk and the 32 bit disk in case I ever need them.
I tested both of them on my hp dc7100 CMT desktop PC, they worked perfectly.
When you enter the product key, it knows what version of Vista you have.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-v....
After you successfully install Vista, you can then install the drivers from your PC's support and driver page.
I hope the above info helps get you back on track to a Happy New Year!
Paul
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