New Laptop Error

Mimikyu

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Torqay

Go into the BIOS and see if the hard disk is detected.

yoyo

Looks like a failed hard disk, or controller failure

Nick

Mimikyu

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yoyo

I'd return it if its under warranty, sounds to me like the disk drive has failed, it can happen. You can run diagnostics if you like yourself to confirm this, download the Ultimate Boot CD, burn it on a CD (on a working computer) and boot off it (as if to install Windows), navigate to HDD>Diagnosis and pick your drives manufacturers utility and run a scan. If your unsure about your HDD manufacturer, you can use ViVARD which is very good and included on ubcd

Nick

Mimikyu

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_AVALANCHE_

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Laptop taking a knock en route would be more like it....check the connection if it doesn't goose your warranty.

New Lappy + Blue screen = Return...for me.

yoyo

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It could well be the issue that the drive has become dislodged, although I'd let warranty sort it rather than opening it up,

Nick

Yamanoto

The HP site asks you to run a hard drive test for Error 3F0.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01443317&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5218698&tmp_track_link=ot_search#N268

Many computer problems are related to soft failures on the hard drive. The comprehensive portion of the HP Hard Drive Self Test repairs soft errors on the hard drive, but does not report the errors. After the test completes, be sure to restart the computer to determine if the test repaired any problems you are experiencing with your computer.
If the computer has two hard drives, you should select the multi-bay test option and test each drive separately.
Plug the AC Adapter into the computer.
Turn off the computer and wait 5 seconds.
Press the Power button to start the computer and repeatedly press the f10 key to enter the BIOS Setup menu.
Use the Right Arrow or Left Arrow keys to navigate through the menu selection to locate the Primary Hard Drive Self Test option. Depending on your BIOS, this may be located below either Diagnostics or Tools .
Select Primary Hard Drive Self Test , and then press the Enter key to start the test.

NOTE:The exact wording of the option for your particular BIOS may be slightly different.
The Hard Drive Self Test performs a Quick Test followed by a Comprehensive Test . During each test, the window displays a status bar and an estimated time to completion.
If any test fails , contact HP service and support for instructions on how to order a replacement hard drive.
If all of the tests pass, the hard drive is not damaged. As a rule, HP will not replace a hard drive under warranty that does not fail the HP Hard Drive Self Test.
If there is no physical problem with the hard drive or memory, then try reinstalling your Windows operating system to troubleshoot the problem.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00439024&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=5218698#N45


I've a new HP Pavillion G7.

Showing a fan error (90B) at startup.

Spoke to HP who asked me to perform a BIOS update, which I'd already done.

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/support-drivers.html

Didn't solve the issue, it's a hardware failure.

Mimikyu

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Torqay

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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On a throroughly bloated OEM laptop? Absolutely.

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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Is it just the fan revving up? Some laptops do that when you turn them on..

cookie1977

Install ccleaner and click tools, startup on the right hand side and see how many and what programs are there

_AVALANCHE_

Or nice clean windows with no bloat.

Mimikyu

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cookie1977

I personally remove the ones in red and find no issues:
Yes HKCU:Run Google Update "C:\Users\Daryl\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
Yes HKCU:Run Sidebar C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
Yes HKLM:Run Adobe ARM "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run APSDaemon "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Apple\Apple Application Support\APSDaemon.exe"
No HKLM:Run Easybits Recovery C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyBits For Kids\ezRecover.exe
Yes HKLM:Run HotKeysCmds C:\Windows\system32\hkcmd.exe
No HKLM:Run HP Quick Launch C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch\HPMSGSVC.exe
No HKLM:Run HPOSD C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP On Screen Display\HPOSD.exe
No HKLM:Run HPQuickWebProxy "C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP QuickWeb\hpqwutils.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run IgfxTray C:\Windows\system32\igfxtray.exe
Yes HKLM:Run iTunesHelper "C:\Program Files (x86)\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run MSC "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\msseces.exe" -hide -runkey
Yes HKLM:Run Persistence C:\Windows\system32\igfxpers.exe
No HKLM:Run SetDefault C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP LaunchBox\SetDefault.exe
Yes HKLM:Run SunJavaUpdateSched "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe"
Yes HKLM:Run SynTPEnh %ProgramFiles%\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
Yes HKLM:Run SysTrayApp C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\sttray64.exe

Mimikyu

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cookie1977

absolutely. All those programs are loaded at startup. You should see a dramatic improvement in that alone.

Mimikyu

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cookie1977

Disable what you want via ccleaner then if you find something isn't working as before you can reenable it. Let us know do you get a faster load

Torqay

Once you're done with your startup manager, proceed to blackviper.om for some Windows service tweaking.

cookie1977

http://www.blackviper.com/service-configurations/black-vipers-windows-7-service-pack-1-service-configurations/ is great
He's been around years but with windows 7 I dont think there's that much to disable on the "safe" setup. Do be careful and note what you change so you can undo later if something stops working

Mimikyu

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_AVALANCHE_

Give bluescreen view a run and see what it finds since the HDD came back all clear.

Torqay

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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I think you may have gotten yourself a lemon there: BSODs, whining noises... Stuff like that doesn't exactly inspire confidence in a new laptop.

Mimikyu

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