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I started off with a factory restore when my last hard drive started to seize up on me. I am unable to run any HDD tests and doubt I will be able to since it still doesn't go past the system restore. I read on another forum that HP doesn't allow multiple attempts with their system restore discs so I downloaded a Win 7 ISO from Digital River and shall try a custom install.
The only thing that gets close to being hot is the video card. The build is a little over two years old so it's just outside the original warranty. I am able to boot to the BIOS and it does recognize my HDD at it's correct size, same with my RAM.