HP PAVILION ELITE e9120Y

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My HP PAVILION ELITE e9120Y was constantly crashing, freezing up. And I tried to do a restore, that never worked since day 1.
I tried reformatting the hard drive, first by using the F11 key, then the restoration disks, and niether work.
sometimes I get a message, "reboot and select proper boot device - or insert boot media in selected boot device, and press a key".
Other time I get a message error #1002.
I have a 3 year service black tie protection plan, but if its not the hard drive...then it will cost me over and above what I paid for the insurance. I am already past the 1 yr manufacturers warrenty.

I have the same...DId you upgrade to windows 7 and if you did the best thing to do is reinstall WIndows 7? Do a clean install. Just insert the disc before windows boots, may have to change boot priority under bios shows key to press to enter bios, after windows 7 installed key may be another F something not F9 or F7 like it says, just have to try til you get to it. Make the DVD/CD drive boot priority instead of HDD. Can't remember if you hit the key to skip or use the disc. Its one way or the other. Doing a clean install will wipe everything...but is well worth it. I do not have any lockups or freezes like I used to. Windows Vista was bad...I got the free upgrade when I bought mine and Windows 7 was terrible at release I had blue screens of death, and freezes like you said...even in Vista. Solution was months later with updates...unfortunately windows 7 was still messed up so a clean install fixed it.
So get a hard drive copy files you need then proceed with the clean install. Time consuming but worth it. Also I do not recommend updating the BIOS if you think that will fix it you can try. I've tried reinstalling the BIOS over again thinking it might re-write whatever got messed up. All I know is the CPU fan and motherboard voltages are messing up a lot...I used a software program to give readings and it shows it changes CPU and fan speeds randomly like reving up a car. I've requested older BIOS to fix it, but HP won't give it and can't find older ones anywhere. I've complained also...my warranty expired just a few days before this BIOS update. Don't recommend 5.08 BIOS.
Also a few things to note...HP power supply isn't powerful to use all USB's at once...bought a USB Hub with multiple ports and a separate power supply adapter that plugs into it. PC can be off but charges USB devices. Mine crashed with too many USB plugs.
Also upgraded to Seagate Hybrid drive 500GB really fast now since its part Solid state drive...now 1TB is storage.
I use system mechanic software as well...works wonders for the PC($20 a yr,virus protection in it too)...just be sure to disable Security vulnerabilites as repair option or hide as problem...gave me all sorts of visual problems, apparently media players are hackable and need to be blocked according to the software. All fixed once I found out what did it... Other then that I have my system running really, really well, besides the TERRIBLE BIOS UPDATE HP GAVE ME AFTER WARRANTY AND HASNT FIXED.

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Hi @gjtomlin ,
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Thanks for your help, but that's exactly the driver I used. It didn't work.
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I am one of the many unhappy customers who bought this piece of junk (Pavilion Elite e9180f) and waited too long to return it because in my naivete, I thought it was some kind of simple software issue. Nope! It's definitely something wrong with the hardware, because the freezes and crashes have been happening since day 1, right when I took the thing out of the box.
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EDIT: Just to clarify, the crashing issue has been happening since day one, but initially I thought it was an issue with Vista. I had never owned or used Vista before, so I thought maybe Vista was just unstable. Nope. I know several people who own Vista and have never experienced these issues. I have downloaded every update from Microsoft/Windows Update. I have upgraded to Vista SP2 with all the latest drivers and software for all of my hardware. No luck. It is definitely a hardware issue. Thank god HP's warranty is good for 1 year (I bought my Elite in July).
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Unfortunately I have to add my disastrous encounter with HP's E9180F a true lemon HP is selling. I must take some responsibility for not carefully researching this model before I purchased, but I trusted the HP name and got stung- big time.
The scoundrel :
HP and its Pavilion Elite e9180f
Windows 7 64bit
motherboard - Pegatron Truckee ver 1.03
BIOS ver 5.22Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz
Memory 9206 MB Ram
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·         I've went through the total recovery process three times now, HP techs have spent hours remotely running my computer, (yes it did lock up on them to)
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·         I was directed to clear the BIOS (luckily for me I had the tools
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·         Next I was asked to remove the video card, memory, and motherboard power cable and reseat them. I declined because I didn't want to give HP any reason to void my HP 2 year House Call Care Pack which covers this unit. When I invited HP to send a service tech out to perform these tasks, they said that house call only covers part replacement, we weren't replacing a part. I couldn't believe what I was told. Are you feeling my frustration?
Keep in mind that each time HP requests that I make changes, they then ask me to test the system, which I did and each time with the same result, BSOD
I'm heading into my fifth week of working with HP to fix this problem. and I still haven't even been able to get my case moved up to a senior case manager, what a joke HP's help process is.
One conversation I loved was;
HP tech: "I'll have a senior case manager call you within 24 hours."
Skeptical me: "What should I do if I don't get a call?"
Silence, no response.
Me again: "What should I do if I don't get a call?"
HP tech: "That's an impossibility."
Guess what? The impossibility became reality (I bet you guessed) .
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Hi,
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1. Product name and number: HP Pavilion Elite e91804
2. Operating system: Windows 7 64 bit
3. No error message (other than blue screen)
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1. Product name and number: HP Pavilion Elite e91804
2. Operating system: Windows 7 64 bit
3. No error message (other than blue screen)
4. My most recent change was sending my computer in for the Limited Warranty Service Enhancement Program, and receiving a new motherboard.
Before I sent my computer in for the LWSEP I was experiencing lock-ups and crashes only when I was multi-tasking (playing video games, listening to music, and having tabs open in firefox).
So I sent my computer in for the LWSEP to receive a new motherboard to fix these crashes, however after receiving my computer from them, the lock-ups and crashing have not been fixed and, in fact, have gotten worse. My computer will now lock-up and crash whenever I attempt to stream anything, be that music, video, etc. I can still occasionally play video games, assuming that I am doing nothing else, and that my computer cooperates with me (not locking up), but this only happens about 1/3 of the time.
My main confusion is that sending my computer in was supposed to fix my problem, not make it worse. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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When did you purchase your product? : December2010
Product HP Pavilion Elite HPE-480t CTO Desktop PC
Select a problem area: other
What is your serial number (SN): [Personal Information Removed]
What is your operating system?: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64
Is your computer unable to work with accessory products? Please select all that apply. other
What type and brand of CD/DVD media do you use? Kodak Bu-Ray 25gig and HP dvd
Was the CD/DVD writer drive built into the computer when you purchased it? No
Can you hear the sound from the connected speakers?
Does the display on the product appear to be working properly? Yes
Have you connected the product to your TV, DVD player, or music system? No
If there is an error message, please specify: can not read media
Problem Description: I purchased HP 12 Blu-Ray writer model bd340i in the middle of last year. When I purchased my desk top from HP in December of 2010 model HP pavilion Elite HPE-480t I installed the burner and every thing was working fine. Today I tried to burn a blu-ray disc and it came back with can not read media, that was on imgBurn. So I tried the same on the systems burner and it came back as no disc in tray. I also tried CyberLink burning software and the same thing no disc. I then tried to play both store bought and home made blu-ray disc and it could not read the media. I was ready to blame it on a bad burner but I then tried a regular DVD both store bought and home made and it played fine. I then tried to burn a dvd single and dual-layer with all three burning softwares I have and again it was fine, no problems. Its just the blu-ray media that can not be read or writen. The only blu-ray media I used from day one has been Kodak and never had a problem. Thats what baffles me.
Please provide previous troubleshooting steps, or information that can help HP assist you.: I at this point dont know if its a hardware or software problem with the computer or blu-ray burner or both. 3 different burning programs works fine on DVD's but not blu-ray, Plays DVD's fine but can not play blu-ray.
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How would you describe your technical skill level?: Intermediate
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Arcticwolf, welcome to the forum.
Let's try another burner to see if that helps solve your problem. I have used CDBurnerXP for years. It has burned CD/DVD's when no other burner would work.
Please let us know if this solves your problem or not.
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Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional information about the problem:
BCCode: d1
BCP1: 00000000000000B0
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: FFFFF88001770E9D
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Product: 768_1
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Joey, welcome to the forum.
Did you try uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome? Sometimes a glitch will occur during the original install. This can cause the problem that you are experiencing.
Also, you may want to try Internet Explorer or Firefox to see if you receive the same error message. This will tell you if it is a problem with Chrome or a system problem.
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HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112y PC.
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium - 64-bit.
I'm having problems with my Recovery Manager. A few days ago it was working fine. The other day when I tried to access either the "Software Program Reinstallation" or the "Hardware Driver Reinstallation" to check something out, both my DVD and BD drives opened and a message popped up saying:
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I'm asking around for advice before I try anything. I want to be very cautious before I do anything drastic.
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I'm not trying to make any changes yet, but I thought I would take a look at the System Recovery in the Recovery Manager. When I click the System Recovery button this is what I see.
Restore your computer to its original factory condition.
Your computer does not have a Recovery partition.
If you want to continue the restoration process, make sure you have inserted disc #1 and then click "Yes" to continue, or click "No" to exit.
Is this going to be a problem if I need to restore my system?

Hi,
Even though the Recovery Manager software is unable to launch a system recovery, the f11 option may still work as it uses an entry in the BCD ( boot configuration data ) to launch via the f11 method at start-up. Saying that, I would definitely recommend getting a set of Recovery discs in case it does launch correctly, just to be on the safe side.
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HP Pavilion Elite M9258
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panjok2 wrote:
I am having the same problem as Avro500! My computer is the hp pavillon desktop model a6863w. The computer freezes then the keyboard and mouse will not respond and the only thing I can do is shut it down and even then I have to hold the pwer button about 10 sec before it shuts off! I have unplugged all external devices like you told avro500 to do and I did finally get it started but the computer still freezes and it is doing it more often as time goes by! I even paid HP support the $100 dollars (or around that amount) to fix it but it keep happening even after they worked on it but it was after the 7 days or what ever their policy is! They downloaded some security suites and ran their scans! They left Advanced system care, ccleaner and superantispyware on my computer and I was just wondering if they could be conflicting with my paid norton internet security? I have become very flustrated because first off I paid a lot of money for this computer and it's not even 2 years old yet and I also have paid HP a lot of money to fix it and all the guy from India could say to me was "I have been working on this computer and it hasn't froze up so the problem must be fixed!" Well it's not!! and I don't know enough to fix it myself so thats why I paid you a hundred dollars to do it for me! haha thanks for any help!
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How can I add USB 3.0 to my HP Pavilion Elite HPE-190t CTO Desktop PC? It uses Windows 7 Pro 64-bit OS.
I can't tell how many or if there are expansion slots inside the case. Is there a reliable source for such an expansion card?

Considering the different options that PC could have been ordered with, it might be there is not an empty slot to mount a PCI add-on card to add a USB 3.0 card. It would be advisable to open the case to see if there is an empty slot. If there is, then THIS is a choice to add USB 3.0
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Hello,
         I have a HP Pavilion Elite e9280t CTO Desktop PC ... The memory card reader recently stopped working. I believe, maybe the firmware, and/or driver was deleted by one of my optimization softwares. I checked the "Device Manager" list and was unable to locate "any" memory card device.  All the USB plugs work fine. When I place an SD card in the memory card reader slot, the light comes on, but the computer does not recognize the card. The card does not show up in my "Computer" window with the other drives. I checked the card out on my other computer, and it worked fine.   I also have an HP laptop that I tested my SD cards on, and the cards worked fine on my laptop.
        I would appreciate any help, or suggestions, that any one might give.
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Read the troubleshooting information on the folowing HP document
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c01884924&lc=en&product=4066665&tmp...
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My HP Pavilion Elite m9058n PC's Card-Readers Stop Reading/Recognizing My SDHC Cards

Just about 2 weeks ago my HP Pavilion Elite m9058n PC's card readers stop reading or recognizing my memory cards used to store the pictures I took. They used to be able to read my SDHC cards (Sandisk, Kinston, Panasonic) before. Don't understand why they stop reading, even recognizing all of them. My O/S is Windows 8. The initial symptom was the options for processing the inserted cards seemed to be showing up slower than before and then I had to withdraw the cards and re-insert them so that such option screen appear. Then later on it didn't show up at all. And when I checked "This PC" ("computer" or "my computer" in other Windows versions), I didn't see the DRIVE LETTERS, like G, K, or J, etc. for the memory card readers any more. Now if I connect my camera directly with my PC, I see on the camera model number on "This PC" screen.
Please help me understand what this problem is and kindly provide me with the best solutions you can.
Thank you very much.

Hi,
I understand your card reader is not working as you have previously experienced. Take a look at the following document, Using and Troubleshooting Memory Card Readers (Windows 8), specifically the "Resolving issues with memory cards" section. Hopefully there will be something in there that is useful for you. Best of luck. Have a wonderful day.
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My HP Pavilion Elite m9060n Media-Centre PC has refused to start up requiring a long time-consuming

My desktop HP Pavilion Elite m9060n has given me great difficulty on start-up twice now; requiring a number of efforts to finally get it to work...this has never happened to me before. I was notified by "windows" that this may have been the result of plugging in a new device i.e. a camera; however, I have not introduced any new hardware. I DID download software "Roxio NXT and Corel Paintshop" shortly before these incidents. I would simply go back and Restore from the time before these items were introduced, but if I do I lose both programs!!...as I didn't pay extra for download protection. What are any other probable causes that I may investigate? Thanks, from a semi-literate compu-user.

Hello Morrismornic,
Try putting your computer in a clean boot state to see if the problem still appears with nothing loading.
You can find instructions for a clean boot state in the link below
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Speaker squeel in my HP Pavilion Elite e9180t

I purchased my HP Pavilion Elite e9180t in Oct. with Vista Loaded on it. Plan was to upgrade to 7 for ease of home networking.
It worked great out of the box. Sound was wonderful. This machine was very fast. My Printer, Scanner- everything worked better than expected. and secure.
Received my free upgrade for Windows 7 two months later, Installed it and have had nothing but problems since.
I called HP support about my speakers squealing . They took control of my PC and removed the driver for the Creative Sound Blaster X- Fi Xtreme Audio Card and then reloaded it. I noticed as they were loading it again that the driver was for Windows Vista. I don't know if this has anything to do with my problem or not. it seemed to work until the following day. Problem returned as bad as before.
I have tried different speakers including a good set of Bose that are hooked up to the laptop in the basement. They still squealed.
The speakers do not squeal all the time. One time you boot up they sound beautiful, the next time, the sound will be tinny and they will squeal periodically, not continuously, but often.
System Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-920 quad-core processor
9GB DDR3-1066MHz SDRAM [5 DIMMs]
1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 [DVI, HDMI, VGA]
640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Wireless-N LAN card
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
15-in-1 memory card reader, 1 USB, 1394, audio
Any suggestions??

JB, I have had an experience similar to yours. My problem was caused by the 'Microphone Boost' in the Master Volume control under 'Advanced' microphone settings. It boosts the volume of the mic by several decibels. I am using XP Pro so I can't tell you exactly how to find it in Win7. It made an ear piercing screech when it was enabled. I never did figure out what caused it. I simply quit using the Boost feature.
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