hard drive replacement killed the laptop?

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  1. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #11

    Doz said:
    Xraiders friend here. The hard drive is loading as far as windows, restarting and the going to repair option. I figured it was just not recognizing the new hardware. Old computer refuses to load anything
    Which hard drive are you working on, I thought we put the old one back in ?

    If the new drive is being recognized then just reinstall windows on it, it is brand new correct ?
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  2. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #12

    Did you make any Recovery Discs or any backups before you started this science experiment ?
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  3. Doz
    Posts : 4
    Windows Home Basic 32 bit
       #13

    Okay the idea was putting the hard drive was using into a new computer. This brought up an error that I was half expecting, with windows on the old hard drive not recognizing the new hardware. It was when I put the hard drive back into the old laptop the issues arose and the old machine refused to boot.
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  4. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #14

    You can`t pull a hard drive from one machine and expect it to boot in another pc. Windows has to be installed on the hard drive while it`s installed on the new hardware. Try creating a system repair disc and run it with the old hard drive installed on the original machine, if that`s what you want to do. Or just install windows ( as stated ) on the new drive.
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  5. Doz
    Posts : 4
    Windows Home Basic 32 bit
       #15

    That'd be great but the old machine now has the no boot problem
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  6. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #16

    I didn`t think I would have to say this, but, you will have to make the cd on a working windows 7 machine, or just use the windows 7 install dvd. ( my bad, it`s late )
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  7. Doz
    Posts : 4
    Windows Home Basic 32 bit
       #17

    Alrighty. Thanks
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  8. Posts : 9,606
    Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
       #18

    I ask earlier if you have made Recovery Discs or do you have an installer DVD for the version that goes with the orig HD for the Compaq CQ60 HD? If so you may have to run it 3 seperate times to get the system repaired back to where it was working in the original laptop.
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