The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered in the laptop
Are you sure that it has failed and that it isn't a problem with the motherboard in the laptop? Can you hear the hard drive "spin up" when you first turn on the laptop?
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If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [link|https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve your data OK.
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If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [https://www.amazon.com.au/UGREEN-Enclosure-Aluminum-Adapter-Compatible/dp/B07Y825V4N|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve your data OK.
Here's the [link|http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data to an external hard drive, then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.
The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered
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The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered in the laptop
Are you sure that it has failed and that it isn't a problem with the motherboard in the laptop? Can you hear the hard drive "spin up" when you first turn on the laptop?
If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [link|https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve your data OK.
Here's the [link|http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data to an external hard drive, then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.
The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered
Are you sure that it has failed and that it isn't a problem with the motherboard in the laptop? Can you hear the hard drive "spin up" when you first turn on the laptop?
If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [link|https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve your data OK.
Here's the [link|http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
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There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.
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There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data to an external hard drive, then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.
The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered
Are you sure that it has failed and that it isn't a problem with the motherboard in the laptop? Can you hear the hard drive "spin up" when you first turn on the laptop?
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If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve you data OK.
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If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [link|https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve your data OK.
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Here's the [http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
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Here's the [link|http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.
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The hard drive is where all the data is stored i.e. the operating system (Windows) and also all the data and programs that you have entered
Are you sure that it has failed and that it isn't a problem with the motherboard in the laptop? Can you hear the hard drive "spin up" when you first turn on the laptop?
If you think that it might be a motherboard problem you could try removing the hard drive from the laptop and inserting it into a [https://www.amazon.com/Sabrent-2-5-Inch-External-Enclosure-EC-UK25/dp/B00E362W90|caddy] (example only) and then connecting it to the USB port in another computer and see if it works and that you can retrieve you data OK.
Here's the [http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01531211.pdf|maintenance and service guide] for the laptop. Go to p.44 to view the procedure to remove the hard drive
There is only one (1) hard disk drive in the laptop, so if this has physically failed, then unless you have made a backup copy of your data then you may have to contact a specialist data recovery company to recover the data from the hard drive.