HP Pavillion 2320-dx issues

[FusionTecg]

Hey, ive got a problem laptop HP Pavillion G7-2320dx on my hands.

AMD A8 APU, 4 GB DDR3, and whatever Radeon integrated is inside it, I can provide details if you need them. (FYI, battery still works for periods of about 45 minutes to an hour and a half depending on what its doing.)

So, this was given to me, and I have had three different Linux systems and SMART on bootup say the hard drive was failing, not really a problem. I have a 300 GB HDD on hand that I can use to test it, and ultimately I may put an SSD inside it if it works.

So, heres my problem. Windows 10, when I first got it, was corrupted and crashed trying to Automatic repair. No big issue, right? I tried both a USB and DVD-R, which both gave me a BSOD before they even finished loading the 10 files.

Next step: I then tried a few different Linux distros to see if they work. [Puppy Linux 8.0 32/64-bit, worked fine unsuprisingly] [Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS, crashed with a general error twice] [Linux Mint Xfce, lastest, seemed to work no problem] [DSL, Damn small Linux, I suspect this was too old to boot on this system as it couldnt find the Knoppix filesystem on the liveboot USB] [Ubuntu LTS, latest, seemed to work okay] Do note this was all liveboots. However, they were mostly tested for 20-40 minutes at a time, so no real data here.

So, one version of Ubuntu crashed twice in a live boot with a general error, and Windows 10 will refuse to do anything if I try and load a DVD/USB ISO. (For the USB, I did use the Microsoft tool.) I had tried 10 because supposedly, this laptop was upgraded to it a while before it was given to me, and I was told that by the person that gave it to me.

I then tried 8.1, which installed, but I got greeted with a corrupt file trying to boot it up. (Yes, im aware I was using the known going bad HDD inside the laptop to test it, but I figured it was good enough for a test run. I do have the spare 300 gig I can test with, and I plan on doing so.)

If more information is needed, or more clarification, I will give so, and will post some of the error code photos in another post.

 

[FusionTecg]

Here are the images, of the Windows 8.1 corrupted file error, the Windows 10 crash, the specs, and the Ubuntu error

 

[zebanovich]

According to screenshots, your description and error codes this looks like power to your hard drive gets interrupted, or the drive is failing.

I would advise to test the drive on another computer to isolate either drive controller, HDD or connection to drive.

 

[FusionTecg]

According to screenshots, your description and error codes this looks like power to your hard drive gets interrupted, or the drive is failing.

I would advise to test the drive on another computer to isolate either drive controller, HDD or connection to drive.

I have another drive I can test it on, and which I plan to do so. Do note any Linux screenshots are live boots, and NOT installed on a hard drive. I did list the hard drive inside the laptop is failing actively inside the post, this is not new news as I have seen three live boots and SMART tell me that.

I just figured it would work -enough- for a test install. I plan on trying the known good drive once I can manage to find a screwdriver to open the laptop up..

 

[FusionTecg]

Update: I just bought screwdrivers at the store, and replaced the drive in the A8 with the known good one. However, I do need to convert it off of GPT before 8.1 is willing to install, I didnt know the drive was GPT or 8.1 couldnt install on that. So, have to get around that little issue first.

Edit: Turns out I had to boot into UEFI mode. So far so good, past the customization stage.

 

[FusionTecg]

Update again: Installed, seems stable. Playing around with a few programs, and doing Windows Updates, but havent used it long enough to see for sure.