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Laptop gets stuck after a hard drive is installed

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MrYogi

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My computer boots to setup when there is no hard drive. As soon as I install the hard drive, it gets stuck and I cannot even enter setup.

I tried a new 120gb maxtor hard drive and it is still giving me problems.

This is a HP nx6110 laptop
 
That is odd. Is the new HDD formatted? Is the OS intsalled?

In SETUP, make sure your 1st boot device is the CD/DVD drive. Then boot to your OS CD and see if that works.
 
Is this a Sata drive or is it an IDE? You might have to check your jumpers if it's an IDE and if it's a sata if your board doesn't support sata 3.0 you may have to put a jumper on the drive to get it to 1.5.

Other then that, might want to check to see if you can use another cable.
 
Remember - this is a laptop. 2.5-in drives are defaulted to Master - jumpers are not commonly available. The HDDs are usually in a drive caddy or tray. What brand of laptop are we talking about here?
 
Checking the nx6100's specs, it should use a PATA (ATA-7) HDD. It is a farily recent model. Are you still under warranty?

This PDF file is the Maintenance and Service Guide:

nx6100

Can you boot with the drive removed using the bootable restore CD that came with it?

Do have another 2.5" drive you can try?
 
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