Hard Disk Error

[proudnana]

I turned on my laptop and it shows a Hard Disk Error. I ran all the tests in System Diagnostics and the Hard Disk Error showed it Passed. However, I cannot get further than the laptop showing Hard Disk Error. Any help?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, proudnana!

Can you access BIOS and see if the drive is registered there?
What you can do is put the Windows Installation disc/media and change the boot order in the BIOS to boot from it.
Here's a tutorial with pictures that might help you: http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-PC-Which-Won%27t-Boot
Also check out this article from Tom's Hardware: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/win7-windows-7-mbr,10036.html

Try the suggested troubleshooting steps and let me know if anything worked.
If it cannot, you are most probably dealing with a defective hard drive.

Hope this helped. Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD