HP Hard Drive Replacement - Recovery CD Question

New problem - different laptop:

Son's HP Pavillion Hard Drive Failed. This laptop is also less than 2 years old, but out of warranty.

We've replaced hard drives before, but never one from a third party manufacturer, although I believe I should be able to do this without a problem.

I found where I can buy a hard drive online for a good price; I can order the HP recovery disks for under $15.00. However, the HP tech advised that the recovery disks would NOT work on a 'non HP Hard Drive'....

Is this true? I've read that there are problems sometimes when people try to install a new motherboard, due to a branding or tatoo, but is this true, in your experience, with Hard Drives? I can't tell if he's pulling my leg or not!

I can spend roughly $75 to purchase new hard drive and get the recovery cds...or I can spend $160 to buy preloaded HD from HP. Just seems silly to do that, imo. But I don't want to buy from 3rd party and then find out this guy wasn't lying.

 

Sounds very familiar. My son's HP Pavilion laptop also had a hard drive failure (the hard drive was replaced today by Best Buy, although it looked like it was pretty easy to do).

I am waiting for the restore disks from HP and should get them 11/24. HP didn't mention the hard drive from someone else not working (but they did try to get me to buy a new laptop.) I am hopeful that even a computer novice like myself will be able to get the laptop working again.

I know this doesn't address your question, but I am interested in what you are going through and the answers you get from your post.

 

I can't speak for HP Laptops but I have done the same thing on hp laptops and never had a problem. There shouldn't be a problem.

David