The old laptop of the dad is having trouble.
The old laptop of the dad is having trouble.
your dad's laptop encountered a Windows error while trying to reinstall Windows 7. The setup screen kept loading before any repair attempts failed. For the HDD, consider whether it's compatible with his gaming rig—wiping the HDD and then reinstalling Windows might be safer than replacing it entirely.
Whats the boot drive set up to? Make sure its the DVD or the USB you're trying to install from. You should be able to format the HDD from the windows installer (unless it can't get that far). Most of my experiences with windows repair have been hopeless, it's usually best to go for a clean install unless you've got important files on the machine. It could also be an issue with the repair disk itself. If it's a DVD, is it scratched?
It seems to relate to the drivers. Consider turning off the floppy drive in the BIOS or switching your HDD from AHCI to IDE in the BIOS. NOTE: Do you have any external devices connected? Check that you're using the simplest setup (charger and removable media with Windows Recovery). If possible, share the laptop model and specifications.
HP 550 is a business-oriented laptop featuring a 15-core, dual-core processor with 2 GB of RAM and a 250 GB HDD.