| This guide will assist in the replacement of the Hard Drive in an HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx. Hard Drive failure can be recognized by the computers failure to load the installed operating system. The computer may display a blue screen or load into a BIOS menu. If this happens, hold the power button to turn the computer off and unplug the device. |
| If your HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx laptop is failing to load into the operating system, use this guide to replace the hard drive. |
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| The Hard Drive is the component that stores all the programs and data on a computer. A [[HP Pavilion dm4-1265dx Troubleshooting#Section_Hard_Drive_or_CPU_Malfunction|++failed Hard Drive++|new_window=true]] will prevent the laptop from booting into the operating system. |
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| Before using this guide, keep in mind that Hard Drive failure can be recognized by computers. A warning will pop up in the BIOS after the laptop fails to load the installed operating system. |
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| If the Hard Drive fails while the laptop is used the device will load into BIOS or [link|https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/blue-screen-data|blue screen]. |
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| Before beginning, make sure to power off your laptop completely and disconnect from any external power source. |