"hard disc 1 quick" (303)

I reloaded windows 7 and the os tries to start but just cycles from windows trying to open to a brief small command line screen to restart, over and over. When I do the start up test I get the message above. It says memory ok. I tried recovery because it took forever to get online then forever to load a page. Thanks
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Hi,
If you are getting Hard Disc 1 Quick 303 then it is the hard drive. The hard drive have failed and you'll have to replace the hard drive with a new one..
Testing for Hardware Failures (Windows 7 and Windows Vista)
Note:
If you have HP Support Assistant installed on the computer(The Blue Question Mark) then open it ==> Complete all pending Updates & Tuneups==> Restart and Check. It may solve your problem
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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