blueowl
Legendary Member
So a close friend of mine, whose niece lives in Bloem, is having a problem with her (niece's) lappy.
It is a 5-6 years old HP (not sure of the model as yet but will find out) that is showing the following:
Boot Device Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk
Hard Disk (3FO)
F2 System Diagnostics
I suspect it is either the drive cable/connection, or the drive itself (not sure if it's a HDD or an SSD - assuming it's a SATA device and not an M.2 or similar). If I was close by, I would take a look and figure out what is wrong. However, I'm not going there any time soon.
The machine apparently contains some uni work that she needs recovered fairly soon. She is mobile / able to deliver the machine to your location in Bloem if needed, and I need either the uni work recovered from the drive, and/or the machine repaired (check the cable/connection or replace the drive which she would buy a replacement of if needed).
Anyone able/willing to help? Happy to pay a nominal fee for your help if needed, or send a 6-pack your way. Let me know if anyone is up for it - thanks in advance,
It is a 5-6 years old HP (not sure of the model as yet but will find out) that is showing the following:
Boot Device Not Found
Please install an operating system on your hard disk
Hard Disk (3FO)
F2 System Diagnostics
I suspect it is either the drive cable/connection, or the drive itself (not sure if it's a HDD or an SSD - assuming it's a SATA device and not an M.2 or similar). If I was close by, I would take a look and figure out what is wrong. However, I'm not going there any time soon.
The machine apparently contains some uni work that she needs recovered fairly soon. She is mobile / able to deliver the machine to your location in Bloem if needed, and I need either the uni work recovered from the drive, and/or the machine repaired (check the cable/connection or replace the drive which she would buy a replacement of if needed).
Anyone able/willing to help? Happy to pay a nominal fee for your help if needed, or send a 6-pack your way. Let me know if anyone is up for it - thanks in advance,