The compaq presario v3000 replace hard drive

Try re-seating the DVD drive so it makes proper connection to the motherboard, then go into the BIOA setting to see if the DVD drive is detected. If the DVD drive is not detected in the BIOS then most likely the DVD drive is faulty and needs replacing.

Hard drives can go out in any model. If you have created a restore set, you can replace the hard drive with the same size or larger.

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it is the mother board disconnect pwr...take out battery...use hot soldering iron with smallest tip and reheat connector wires if you can...

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Go to the site below, choose the EXACT MODEL and OS, and download and install as Administrator. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/ProductList.jsp?locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=384511

It depend which brand do want, such as Seagate or Western digitat or etc. And also how much the capacity that you like, like 100Gb or 200Gb so that you have alot of data space.

U have install all drivers properly in ur hard drive it can be work properly

I'll put it like this; The fact that it's and Ultra ATA 100 interface and that it's a 5400 RPM drive is somwhat of a concern.. Don't know if your laptop will support the 5400 RPM speed, but the good news is,it won't hurt your laptop to try it.
Also, I don't think the Ultra ATA 100 interface will be a problem, maybe require you to change BIOS setting (maybe).

Here's a link where you can download the drivers for your presario v3000 laptop.

Compaq Presario V3000 CTO

I beleive that you are trying to install retail versions of XP which will not be able to detect the Hard Drive in the Notebook as it is a SATA drive and Windows XP will not be having the drivers for SATA Hard Drives by default.
In this situation, I recommend you to check and disable the SATA Native support  option available in the BIOS.
Start the Notebook and start tapping the F10 key which will take you to to the BIOS Setup window.
In this, go to the System Configuration tab using the Arrow keys and select the option as Disabled next to SATA Native Support.
Press the F10 key again to save the settings done and exit BIOS.
Now, you should be able to use the Windows XP disk and install Windows XP Operating System in your Notebook without any issues.
By disabling the SATA Native Feature, the Hard Drive of the Notebook will be detected as a IDE Drive because of which we will be able to install XP without any issues.

Donot Re-Enable this feature in the BIOS again as the Operating System may not boot. Let the option next to SATA Native Support be Disabled.
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Drivers are here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&cc=us&product=1817059&dlc=en