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HP Pavillion - removing HD

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by tenbob, 2004/01/15.

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  1. 2004/01/15
    tenbob

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    My recent problems booting my wife's computer expanded after I replaced the battery. It booted only up to the WIN-XP logo and then crashed. When I looked at the CMOS it read zero memory. I had recently upgraded her to 256 and it worked fine for a few months until the date problem.

    We don't want to buy memory, install it only to find that the memory is OK and there is another problem SO----

    I have decided to pull her one HD and install it into my recently replaced machine that has 512 mg., a CD-RW and, in total, a better machine for her. However, I looked into the HP and her HD seems to be surrounded with stuff making it impossible to remove without removing a lot of other things (maybe the power supply etc.)
    I am relatively naive on hardware work even tho I have used PC software for 25 years.

    Does someone know this box and can tell me if I am right about the problem. I really dont want to completely take apart that HP unless it is absolutely necessary.
     
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    PeteC

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    I worked on an HP Pavillion some months age - a nightmare trying to work out how to remove the HD until I read the manual.

    For reasons best known to HP their case construction is unlike anything I have seen before - far from conventional.

    Read the manual - if you don't have one try the HP site.

    Once you realise how it is done it is very straightforward.
     
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    tenbob

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    I don't seem to have a manual for that. Do you know the URL that will give me that information?
     
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    The diagrams on the HP site were interesting but not helpful for this model. However, I looked in the case again.

    The HD on this model was right out in the open and removing two screws popped it right out.

    Replaced the bad HD with a new 80G and installed XP with no trouble. The machine is humming just fine EXCEPT --

    It cannot find drivers for the PCI network card that cannot be found either on the XP CD or the HP recovery CD. I wonder if I might be best off, removing that card and replacing it with a new one that would come with its own drivers.

    It looks large for a network card and may do other things. I will pull it and see if everything else works before going further. Any better ideass??
     
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  7. 2004/01/17
    PeteC

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    Download and run Aida32

    Look under Network > Windows Network for details of the NIC. If you are lucky the URL of the manufacturer will be shown (highlight the card under Network Adaptor description). See if they have any drivers.

    If that fails a new card would be a good bet - only a few £'s, even less $'s I guess :)
     
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    HP used a lot of mother-daughter cards for sound and modem. Be careful and take a very close look at the hardware. If its a stand alone network card - have at it - for 5-10 bucks you're back in business.

    ;)
     
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  9. 2004/01/17
    tenbob

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    Thanks Rockster and PeteC -- I will have to pull the card to get a manufacture but will check AIDA
     
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