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Anonymous Posted on Jul 24, 2012

I put a new harddrive in a hp nc6400,changed the boot sequence for cdrom to run first,it would load the system ok,but when it restarts it saying no harddrive found..wtf

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  • Anonymous Jul 24, 2012

    what system are you putting on ? windows 7 ?what specification of hard drive have you installed ?

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    xp..seagate 160gb...when I got to the boot sequence its like theres 2 sets of sequences,never seen it before an any other computer I've ever done.

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    its NOT a SATA

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    At the top :CD-ROM Boot....enable or disenable,Floppy boot...enable or disenablee

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    internal network adapter boot ..enable or disable,boot mode..PXE or RPL

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    multiboot..enable or disable..then it goes into the boot orders:notework multibay,usb cdrom,usb floppy,usb superdisk,notebook harddrive,usb harddrive,network controller

  • Anonymous Jul 26, 2012

    oops its.. notebook multibay.. not.. notework..

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Jul 26, 2012

    Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup usually the Delete or F2 key this will vary depending on your computer and operating system Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart this will load the boot order to its default status

  • Anonymous Jul 27, 2012

    until I can can get the boot sequence right I can't do nothing

  • Brian Sullivan
    Brian Sullivan Jul 27, 2012

    yes thst would be correct failsafe would be the best option because you have changed the boot order to cd rom if there is no cd in the cd drive it should boot from the hard drive but computers can be tempermental things since you have changed the hard drive leads me to power and or data leads connecting you might have to try it a few times to get it to remember

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One bad lead or faulty connection point can cause a computer to shutdown continue restarting on a cycle or fail to detect your hard drive boot up


test all power and data leads that attach to your hard drive SATA

the leads from your (motherboard to your hard drive) make sure they have a secure dust free connections and are not faulty


make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd have secure connections and are not faulty


even something as small as faulty fan lead can cause you problems

computers need all of the data and power to travel through every working device and to have an end for a computer to be able work properly


a motherboard and a hard drive any leads between them will fail before your motherboard or your hard drive check all power and data leads make sure they are securely seated even the cd/dvd drives need to have current go through make sure these devices are working


check the CPU central processing unit make sure it has thermal paste and dust free secure seating


also check your computer ram modules and cmos battery make sure it has charge and they are dust free and securely seated some motherboards cmos batteries are soldered in


hope it helps

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SOURCE: HP dv9000

 Hello jarkk, I believe your problem is with your backlight inverter. the hard drive should be installed for this process of checking it on an external monitor. with the hard drive removed it will not boot to the operating system. with the drive in, use the external monitor. if the monitor works when plugged into the external monitor plug, this will eliminate a bad video card. if the screen is still black on the laptop screen, replace your backlight inverter. the last case cenario is to make sure your backlights are not burnt out. 

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SOURCE: error : loading operating system

plz try to boot in safe mode run check disk and then boot normally, if the problem arises then try by repairing the operating system. plz post your findings

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