davidvkimball
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After I upgraded my graphics card driver, my PC got a blue screen with a sad face.
It continually would load up, show a blue screen, shut down. This process continued (while I was attempting to troubleshoot) until it finally said, "Missing operating system" and it's been hanging there ever since.
My computer's info:
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion p6331p
OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center
CPU AMD Athlon II 630 Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard H-RS880-uATX (Aloe)
Memory 8GB DDR3, PC3-10600 MB/sec
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT, 4GB (upgraded from stock)
Sound Card Integrated Realtec ALC888S Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m 20" diagonal 16:9
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Keyboard HP USB keyboard, 6 ft cable, Height: 1.1 inch, Width: 6.3 inches, Length: 17.3 inches
Mouse HP USB mouse, 6 ft cable,
PSU 300W
Case Mid-size ATX, Height: 15.23 inches, Width: 6.89 inches, Length: 16.29 inches
Cooling Single system cooling fan
Hard Drives 750 GB, Interface: SATA, Transfer rating: 3.0 Gb/sec, Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
It continually would load up, show a blue screen, shut down. This process continued (while I was attempting to troubleshoot) until it finally said, "Missing operating system" and it's been hanging there ever since.
My computer's info:
System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion p6331p
OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center
CPU AMD Athlon II 630 Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard H-RS880-uATX (Aloe)
Memory 8GB DDR3, PC3-10600 MB/sec
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT, 4GB (upgraded from stock)
Sound Card Integrated Realtec ALC888S Audio
Monitor(s) Displays HP 2009m 20" diagonal 16:9
Screen Resolution 1600 x 900
Keyboard HP USB keyboard, 6 ft cable, Height: 1.1 inch, Width: 6.3 inches, Length: 17.3 inches
Mouse HP USB mouse, 6 ft cable,
PSU 300W
Case Mid-size ATX, Height: 15.23 inches, Width: 6.89 inches, Length: 16.29 inches
Cooling Single system cooling fan
Hard Drives 750 GB, Interface: SATA, Transfer rating: 3.0 Gb/sec, Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM