mike

Have you run the HP diagnostic software from the BIOS? This could point out unsuspected problems in other areas such as RAM, etc. Power on your PC, press Esc, then F2 at the prompt. Choose System Tests (Fast Test performs a 4 minute hardware check). Unless you have severe heat problems on your system it is very unlikely, but possible of course, that your CPU/Graphics is defectuive. What temperatures are the components operating at? HW Monitor is a goos app form temperature, fans, etc: https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonito... Before replacing your CPU try the following: Update all drivers from HP web site, if you haven’t already done this. Chipset drivers are very important as they link all main hardware components together: https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-pavilion-wave-600-a000-desktop-pc-series/12079672/model/13191027 If that doesn’t do the trick then perhaps corruption is the problem To completely, cleanly unistall graphics drivers try something like DDU (Display Driver...

You probably have some corrupted system files. Sometimes the “Start-Up Repair” option needs to be run 3 or 4 times for it to work and even then says it cannot fix it and then boots up fine the next time. Is does this because it may only fix some of the corruption on the first, etc. pass so it takes a few tries to get it all. I have experience this problem a number of times.

The laptop must be off. With two fingers hold down both the Fn + Esc keys on the keyboard. Press the power button. This will give you a menu. Press F1 for System information.

“It seems that this problem is because the wdf01000.sys file itself has somehow been corrupted. All you should need to do is obtain a copy of the file from a working install of Vista. It is located in C:\Windows\System32\Drivers. Just copy it to a CD or USB drive. Boot your computer from a Windows Vista repair disc or from your Windows Vista Installation DVD. On the second screen select Repair. Skip the automatic startup repair and click the option to open a command prompt. Now change your directory to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers and rename your wdf01000.sys to something like wdf01000.old. Now copy the wdf01000.sys file from your CD or USB drive. Exit the command prompt and reboot the system. You should now be up and running. NOTE: Make sure the version of Vista you get your file from is the same version. In other words don't copy the file from a 64bit version to a 32bit version etc.”

Here is what I got after a Google search with “HP Pavilion x360 m3-u103dx “: https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/mod...-Compaq/PAVILION~X360~M3-U103DX/ and HP’s website: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Replace-cracked-screen-on-HP-Pavilion-x360-m3-Convertible-m3/td-p/6226153 with the actual part number and the service guide which you should download. Hope this helps.

When you say "turn on" do you mean for the power light to come on or the booting up to Windows? If booting up to the Windows desktop then either Windows is corrupted and needs a re-install or the the hard drive is defective.

Upgrade SSD is the answer, of course! What would be the point of having a laptop with an external hard drive?

If the cause is a corrupt drive then the driver must be completely uninstalled. This means using one of the third party uninstallers and registry cleaners (or manually in the registry if you know your way around). I use IObit Uninstaller for software part, Windows Device Manager for the actual core driver (but this does not get all remnants such as settings, etc) and so then PrivaZer or Ccleaner to mop up. IObit ASC can sometimes help as well. Then reboot and run the cleaners again. Then reboot and let Windows 10 find the drive then reinstall the HP biometric scanner software from their web site. I’ve had this problem with video drivers and touchpads. Some of the above may be ‘overkill’ but I like to error on the side of caution. The above has always worked for me. Only once was it defective hardware and so, of course, did not work. But I was then 99% sure it was hardware. As for the1% ? Well you never know!

I’m assuming your model is the one with the eMMC SSD which is embedded (soldered in). You could add a large SD memory card for more storage. If yours is the hard drive version of the Inspiron 14-3452 then just upgrade the drive to a larger capacity. People please, use the Internet BEFORE you purchase something. There are a lot of products out there that are impossible to repair or upgrade. Do us all a favour - don’t buy them or the situation will not change. Money talks.

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