Hp dm4 will not boot up have no recovery disc

hp dm4-2191us
windows 7 64-bit
When turning on computer error message "A disk read error occured"
start up test 0 memory

Turn on the computer and immediately press the esc key to display the Startup Menu.
Press the System Diagnostics F2 key, and then select the Hard Drive Test option.
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I have a very similar issue with a HP Pavillion a6355.uk, the hard drive kept crshing windows and then it finally just kept getting pass the HP boot menu options, and then all I get is the DOS "@press ctrl+alt+del to restart".
The hard drive is detected and passes all the tests, after pressing F9, going into the F10 options. F11 does not do anything, so cannot recover windows/the system.
I have tried changing the SATA connections on the motherboard, no difference. I tried the recovery boot disk I created when it was working and it will not boot with the old or new hard drive I bought to replace it (same size and compatable).
I cannot find where to partition the new hard drive or format the c: on the old one (it had D: for the recovery, but as it won't boot, cannot access this).
I have also tried the HP website to dowload the drivers for the new one, but the page does not load up to show any drivers or Windows to download.
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Just what size HD and is the drive Sata II or Sata III?
Vista 32bit .iso You must have a valid installation key, which should be on the COA sticker on the computer, to activate the installation once it completes. ImageBurn to create the .iso disk. Driver page Vista (not 64 bit)
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Equium will not boot - how to access Recovery partition?

Hi, my sister has a 2008 Equium A200-1V0 with Vista 32-bit which will not boot (probably due to virus rootkit damage). It loads the BIOS but then goes straight to black screen with flashing cursor.
F8 does not work.
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Using F12 I can get it to boot from a Win7 64-bit repair disc I burned using my laptop.
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2 * HPFS - NTFS 191 89 27 7477 118 1 117051392
3 P HPFS - NTFS 7477 118 2 14592 190 62 114307072 (data)
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So what I would like to do is boot up from Windows Restore on the E drive.
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Part Number : PSAF5E-002005KS
Key Features
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- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
- DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) drive
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I have borrowed a genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit dvd and booted up with that.
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Good Morning,
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The internal drive is malfunctioning. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store, or go to another authorized service provider.
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If privacy is a concern, erase the data partition(s) with the option to write zeros* (do this only if you have at least two complete, independent backups, and you know how to restore to an empty drive from any of them.) Don’t erase the recovery partition, if present.
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