Pavilion xt345 HDD problem

Discussion in 'HP' started by jay3860, Sep 5, 2006.

  1. jay3860

    jay3860

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    I have an HP notebook xt345. The hard drive is going bad. I ghosted the original 30gb to a new 40gb drive. Now the new hard drive will either not boot at all or hang on a black screen with a blinking cursor for 10+ minutes and then load Windows. Once Windows loads it works perfectly. Also, there is a BIOS password that I don't know, so I can't get into setup. I have tried removing the CMOS battery for about 30 min. or so with no joy. Help, please.
     
    jay3860, Sep 5, 2006
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    JustinM

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    I have the same exact problem. Its as if you posted for me. 30 to 40 gig, The laptop complaining it has a bad hd, but Bios asks for a password, and I dont have it.
     
    JustinM, Sep 26, 2006
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