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Old 17-11-2017, 05:44 PM
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HDD issue

Finally got around to fix my old laptop 1 year after it stopped... HDD decay.

Anyway I got it to format and reinstall windows, but restarting/rebooting stalls until I enter the Megatrends BIOS screen which tells me P0 is bad, replace but still lets me boot after pressing f1 again.

Is there any way to bypass this so it automatically starts without telling me this?

Now in Windows 7, the fresh install has no USB drivers not Ethernet controllers etc and naturally I have no old driver cabinet to get them out of nor import via internet or USB...likely a DVD will need to be burnt unless there is another way?
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