Reformat HP Pavilion d4999t

My computer crashed and i just need to reformat it and forget about all the data or software on it, how do I do it? Please help

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Hi cocoblack,
Have a look there to order a set of recovery disc for your computer from HP:
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Hi,
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I always ensure that I have an external mouse in order for me to navigate properly and pull up the on-screen keyboard in order to type once that issue arises.
All appears to be updated in terms of Windows Updates and I even reformatted it, but issue still persists.
Is this particular issue that I am experiencing a harware issue? Perhaps a software issue? Or maybe a defective model itself?
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Dear Customer,
Welcome and Thank you for posting your query on HP Support Forum
It looks like you are facing difficulties to resolve Touchpad Issues with your Notebook
We will surely assist you with this
Steps to drain the Static charge and loading default BIOS settings to resolve the issue
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Hi,
Please try the following software:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp57501-58000/sp57966.exe
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My laptop was getting slower and slower so I did a default restore via the recovery partition and when it rebooted to start the reformat and reinstall to factory condition I got a message on the screen telling me to run the hard disc drive test. Did this and got the 303 and 305 error messages. The restore to default setting worked however after doing research in the error codes I realise I'm up for a new hard disc drive.
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Hi,
Your notebook is listed as coming with a 320Gb Hard Drive, but you can just as easily install a 500Gb or 750Gb HDD if you want more space - the drives on the following links are examples that would be fine for your notebook - you're in no way restricted to a particular manufacturer.
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Ok here I go
While I was deployed my kids managed to crashed my Laptop HP Paviion dv7 Notebook PC, Factory installed OS: Vista,
I don't have a recovery disk and when I run the test for the memory and hardrive I get an error #10008 to replace HArd Disk 1, and the SMART Check error #1720 when i turn on my computer it only gets to a blue screen and nothing loads. I need some help about getting this laptop back and up and running again, if i need to buy something please help me out to get it done, I already order the recovery kit from HP.
This my product Information
Notebook Model: HP Pavilion dv 7 Notebook PC
Product Number: FS129UA#ABA
System Board ID: 30FC
Serial Number: {Removed for privacy}
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Have you already tried replacing HDD and have the whole system reformatted?
Works every time.

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You can order recovery media here if you do not have them
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You need to install sound driver to fix the mute issue.
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Hey I have a question: I have two HP laptops; one is the Pavilion dv6 and has a charger with the series number PPP009L-E, with input 1.6A and 65W;
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Hi Sekhar,
Well the error code would certainly indicate that the drive has started to fail, but just in case, you could try wiping the entire Hard Drive first and then reinstalling the Operating System as described below.
Download and install Killdisk on the link below - ( this application will write zeros to the entire drive ).
http://software.lsoft.net/KillDiskSuiteFree-Setup.exe
Download and install ImgBurn on the link below.
http://download.cnet.com/ImgBurn/3000-2646_4-10847481.html
Go to the Kill Disk application you have installed in All Programs, open the main folder, then select Bootable Disk creators and from that select Bootable DOS CD Creator which will burn the bootable ISO to a blank CD.
During the next process do not worry about any warnings as your Windows 7 installation disc will reformat the HDD.
Insert this CD in to your PC that is unable to load Operating System properly. Shut the notebook down, then start it again to boot from the Killdisk CD and follow the on screen instructions for Kill Disk.
A brief description of the process is here Killdisk.
Use this to wipe the whole of the Hard Drive, highlight (80h) and press f10 ( you will also have to type a confirmation and hit enter ) - ( this will make sure you include all partitions and then start the process - this may take a couple of hours! ).
When the process is complete, remove the Killdisk CD and try installing Windows 7 again.
If it still fails, I think your only option is to replace the HDD.
Regards,
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