June 22, 2009 Dear Person, I have an HP-Compaq laptop computer, business model nx9010, s/n CNF3520KL4, with a failed hard drive. I am unable to remove the drive. I have removed the three (3) visible screws inside but it won?t move. There are several steel bands behind the plastic cover. The web page of Compaq?s service section says there are four (4) screws. My only experience is with desk top machines. Can you help me? Thank you for your efforts. Howard Williams E-mail address is [email protected]

No problem, rigidarmz!

HP Support > HP Compaq Business NX9010 Notebook PC > Main Support page,

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=321850&lang=en&cc=us

Go down to the subheading -
Resources for HP Compaq nx9010 Notebook PC
Click on Manuals under this subheading.

Scroll down to the black bold subheading -
Service and maintenance information
Click on the file name -

Service Manual

This is a PDF file. The computer you are using now has Adobe Reader on it, which uses PDF files.
After you click on the above file name, it may take up to 30 seconds, before the first page comes up.

(10 seconds just now using a medium speed DSL connection)

May I ask; anything I can help with?
Post in a Comment.

Regards,
joecoolvette

This model laptop is installed with an IDE 40Gb hard drive.
You can use a faster hard drive but the BIOS limits the maximum size hard drive you can install.
Check the specification of this laptop for the maximum size hard drive you can install.

ebay

Hi:
The #1-07 error is usually a hard drive self test fail, and often the laptop won't boot properly.

hi!!!!
here is the link!!!

You can try the link below. It should have a breakdown diagram. If I may ask why, I'm a computer tech, and I've only used my floppy drive two times in the last three year, and that was to make a bios flah for a couple of ancient machines. Your laptop is relatively new.

That is a hard drive password. You'll have to buy a new hard drive.

I would suggest first formatting the hard drive and then go from there, If that is feasible for you... Good luck... GURU JAY

looks like hard drive problems or missing operative sistem so you can run a test boot up your computer in save mode when the computer try to restart press the key F8 and click on save mode if you can acces into it means you have problem with your software if not you have bad hard drive

Hi, I can help you with this. What operating system are you trying to load?