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    DV4-1120US / Updated bios and now the system freezes at post when ever HDD is present

    Discussion in 'HP' started by F9zSlavik, Jun 30, 2011.

  1. F9zSlavik

    F9zSlavik Notebook Consultant

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    I so regret updating the bios on this machine. I updated the bios, and now the laptop will not get pass the HP screen (POST). I can restart it by ctrl,alt,delete, I can not go into bios however. BUT if I remove the fujitsu 250hdd, it works normally. So I plugged in another HDD, a WD160, works flawlessly. As soon as I slap on the fujitsu, it get stuck at post.
    Yes I tested the hard drive, 3 times! Seatools and DFT both registered it working. I hooked it up to a different computer.
    This was working perfectly prior to the update. I went to HP forum and there with no luck. Just a bunch of problems but non related to mine.

    Any idea whats going on?
     
    F9zSlavik, Jun 30, 2011
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