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Question posted by gaudette67 on July 24th, 2010

Suggest A Good Upgrade Hard Drive For A Compac Presario V6105nr Notebook Pc

Current failed drive is a Seagate 100GB ST9100824A5.

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Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 1

troubleshooting computer problems; b Maintenance and Service Guide Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Document Part Number: 416630-003 April 2007 This guide is a troubleshooting reference used for maintaining and servicing the computer. and performing computer disassembly procedures. It provides comprehensive information on identifying computer features, components, and spare parts;
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 2

... contained herein is a trademark owned by its proprietor. The only warranties for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Maintenance and Service Guide Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Third Edition: April 2007 First Edition: August 2006 Document Part Number: 416630-003 © Copyright 2006, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Intel, Core, and...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 6

Contents 5 Removal and Replacement Procedures 5.1 Serial Number 5-2 5.2 Disassembly Sequence Chart 5-3 5.3 Preparing the Computer For Disassembly 5-4 5.4 Hard Drive 5-6 5.5 Computer Feet 5-10 5.6 Memory Module 5-11 5.7 RTC Battery 5-14 5.8 Mini Card Module 5-15 5.9 Optical Drive 5-20 5.10 Switch Cover 5-22 5.11 Keyboard 5-25 5.12 Power Button Board 5-29 5.13 Display Assembly 5-31 5.14...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 9

... × 768) TFT display with over 16.7 million colors, varying by computer model ■ 200-, 160-, 120-, 100-, 80-, 60-, and 40-GB high-capacity hard drive, varying by computer model ■ 256-MB DDR synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) at 667 MHz, expandable to 2.0 GB ■ Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business, Windows...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 14

Consumer infrared lens (select models only) Receives a signal from the HP Remote Control. Product Description Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 Table 1-1 Front Components (Continued) Component Function Drive light Blinks when the hard drive or optical drive is turned on or off . Amber: All wireless devices are turned off , but does not create a wireless connection. ✎ A wireless network must be...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 28

Hard drive bay Holds the hard drive. Vents (5) Enable airflow to cool internal components. ✎ The computer fan starts up automatically to cycle on and off during routine operation. It is normal ...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 29

.... The system board provides the following device connections: ■ AMD Turion and Mobile AMD Sempron processors ■ Audio ■ Display ■ ExpressCard ■ Fan ■ Hard drive ■ Intel Core Duo and Celeron processors ■ Keyboard and TouchPad ■ Memory module ■ Mini Card module Ä CAUTION: To properly ventilate the computer...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 33

... recommended for a Network Service Boot. The Setup Utility features available for advanced users include a hard drive self-test, a Network Service Boot, and settings for all users. The "Press to change...the screen each time the computer is started or restarted in Windows or restored from the current session, use either of the screen each time the computer is the prompt for advanced ...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 36

... boot from Internal Network Adapter. ■ Boot Order-Set the boot order for: ❐ USB Floppy ❐ ATAPI CD/DVD ROM DriveHard drive ❐ USB Diskette on Key ❐ USB Hard drive ❐ Network adapter Diagnostics Menu Select Hard Disk Self Test Table 2-4 Diagnostics Menu To Do This Run a comprehensive self-test on the...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 39

...; Your password, security, and language settings are not changed when you restore the factory default settings. The Setup Utility features available for advanced users include a hard drive self-test, a Network Service Boot, and settings for a Network Service Boot. 2-10 Maintenance and Service Guide For more information about the Setup Utility features recommended...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 42

... Do This Set the following boot options: ■ f10 and f12 Delay (sec.)-Set the delay for : ❐ USB Floppy ❐ ATAPI CD/DVD ROM DriveHard drive ❐ USB Diskette on Key ❐ USB Hard drive ❐ Network adapter Enable/disable the Quick Launch Button tapping sound.
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 43

... Self Test (select models only) ✎ On models with two hard drives, this menu option is called the Primary Hard Disk Self Test. Run a comprehensive self-test on the hard drive. Troubleshooting Diagnostics Menu Table 2-4 Diagnostics Menu Select Hard Disk Self Test To Do This Run a comprehensive self-test on a secondary hard drive. 2-14 Maintenance and Service Guide
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 54

... cable connections, cable ends, and drives for bent or damaged pins. No OS loading from hard drive, go to "Flowchart 2.10-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 1." Maintenance and Service Guide 2-25 No OS loading from diskette drive, go to "Flowchart 2.13-No OS Loading, Diskette Drive." No OS loading from optical drive, go to "Flowchart 2.14-No...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 55

... Go to "Flowchart 2.13-No OS Loading, Diskette Drive." Troubleshooting Flowchart 2.10-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 1 OS not loading from diskette? N Boot from hard drive? Y Done Go to "Flowchart 2.11-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 2." Y Check the Setup utility for correct booting order. N Reseat external hard drive. Y Change boot priority through the Setup Utility and...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 56

...diskette drive? Replace hard drive. 2. Format hard drive and bring to "Flowchart 2.12-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 3." N N Boot from "Flowchart 2.10-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 1." N Hard drive partitioned? Y Create partition, and then format hard drive to "Flowchart 2.12-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 3." Y Computer booted? Y Boot from Done hard drive? N Hard drive accessible...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 57

... Loading, Hard Drive, Part 3 Continued from hard drive? N Run SCANDISK and check for bad sectors. N Can bad sectors be fixed? Boot from "Flowchart 2.11-No OS Loading, Hard Drive, Part 2." N Fix bad sectors. N Y Diagnostics on hard drive? Done 2-28 Maintenance and Service Guide N Replace hard drive. Y Clean virus. Replace hard drive. Y Virus on hard drive? Y OS...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 62

Reattach device. N Device boots properly? Y Done Replace diskette drive. Y Y Any physical device detected? Fix or replace broken item. Go to "Flowchart 2.9-No Operating System (OS)... the computer and inspect cables and plugs for bent or broken pins or other damage. N Replace hard drive. Done Maintenance and Service Guide 2-33 Clear CMOS. Replace NIC. Reseat device.
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 71

... Parts Catalog Table 3-1 Spare Parts: Computer Major Components (Continued) Item 8a 8b 8c 9 Description Spare Part Number Plastics Kit 438469-001 Includes: ExpressCard slot bezel Hard drive cover (includes 2 captive screws, secured by C-clips) Memory module compartment cover (includes 3 captive screws, secured by C-clips) Processors (include thermal pad) Intel Core Duo T7200...
Compaq Presario V6000 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 75

...-GB 100-GB 80-GB 60-GB 441424-001 438485-001 431407-001 431406-001 431405-001 431404-001 40-GB hard drive for use only with computer models 434743-001 using Intel processors 40-GB hard drive for use only with computer models 434415-001 using AMD processors 3-10 Maintenance and Service Guide
Software Update, Backup and Recovery - Windows XP - Page 3

... and drivers 4 2 Recovering system information Backing up your information ...6 When to back up ...6 Back up suggestions ...6 Using system restore points ...7 When to create restore points 7 Create a system restore point 7 Restore ...Recovering from the partition on the hard drive 10 Deleting the recovery partition on the hard drive 11 Updating reinstalled software ...12 Index ...13 ENWW iii

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