# Hard Drive Failure

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-failure/252764>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [February 23, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-failure/252764 "2008-02-23T06:39:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icy\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f6c823/32.png) [@Icy\_Penguin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Icy_Penguin)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hard-drive-failure/252764/1 "2008-02-23T06:39:55Z")

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Ugh…I have an HP Pavilion. My warranty expired two days ago (I’ve already had to replace a faulty battery).

Was working fine today while I was in class. Brought it home - then, when booting up:

- “windows failed to start”

- “…winload.exe” … "could not be loaded becase the application is missing or corrupt.

Fooled around with the BIOS and did a hard drive self test - error code #7 - 01 fail.

I know I’m stupid for not doing it, but I didn’t back it up to an external drive or anything like that.

Shelling out the money isn’t the worst part - it’s losing all my stuff.

It says I can use my “windows installation disc” (which I never recieved - nor made one) to restart and repair the computer.

Any suggestions?