


Press power button and immediately keep pressing ESC until startup menu appears and then press F9 and choose the pendrive in boot menu. If not, turn off PC by holding power button. So, insert the pendrive in the PC and it should boot directly from the drive. You might need to disable fastboot and secure boot in BIOS. If you choose this option you will need to use the pendrive to perform a clean install of Windows 10. (there is explanation on the Microsoft web page on how to create the pendrive) Windows will automatically activate once installed and connected to Internet. You will need to reinstall the OS on the drive, either by using recovery disks, migrating a backup image or by downloading media creation tool from Microsoft on different PC, running and creating a bootable pendrive with the OS on it. You could also opt for an SSD which would increase performance, you will need a 2.5 to 3.5" bracket. So, what you need is a new 3.5" Hard drive from your preferred brand and capacity (Seagate, WD. You can also look at these HP videos for that model (click on hard drive in list on left) On pages 9-13 of the document below, you can see the steps to replace the drive: It means the hard drive has failed and needs to be replaced. Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale Systems.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs.Notebook Hardware and Upgrade Questions.
