My dell computer stopped working It wont let me get into windows. All that comes up on the screenn is unmountable boot volume.
2006-09-14 04:36:58 · 6 answers · asked by sparky99 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
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2006-09-14 04:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by ian6868 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the computer is not able to "mount" (meaning read) your hard drive. It sees that a hard drive is present, but can not find the information it needs to boot the drive.
Reboot and try pressing crtl+alt+D and it will run a hard drive diagnositic. (Only works on some models)
If it passing the diagnostic, put your Windows CD (you did spend the extra $10 to get the CD right?) into your CD drive and let the computer boot off it. Start through the install until it comes to where it offers to restore your system. Let it do a restore. (Do NOT format the hard drive).
If none of those work, you are probably looking at replacing the hard drive.
2006-09-14 04:44:36 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means the computer can't read the hard drive.
It probably means the drive is bad, but you can try re-seating the IDE or SATA cable on it and the mother board. It could also be that the file system is messed up. If you boot to another disk (your Windows disk will work-just pick the recovery console) and type chkdsk /f at the command line. It will take a while but that might do it. If it doesn't you almost certainly ave a bad drive.
2006-09-14 04:47:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
whilst your pc starts, the technical term it that it "boots" And unmountable boot quantity skill that the pc has detected blunders interior the "boot quantity" of the no longer easychronic. The boot quantity is the ingredient of your no longer easychronic that lots the working gadget, for this reason, abode windows xp. there could be preparation on the thank you to restoration this, yet I doubt which you would be waiting to do it your self. hit upon a chum that knows what the run command "fixboot" is and the thank you to apply it. they could help. or you're the two going to could carry it right into a save, or get hold of a win xp cd and re-deploy it.
2016-11-07 07:46:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Restart your computer and when you see the first screen with the Dell logo on it, press CTRL+ALT+D at the same time. You will hear a beep and then it will perform a hard drive diagnostic. If it fails, your hard drive is bad.
2006-09-14 04:38:45 · answer #5 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your boot sector in your hard drive is damaged it may be from a virus or you accidentaly bumped your computer either way you need to boot from a CD bootable or from a floppy... If it is a bootsector virus better acquire a virus scanner... remember to boot on a clean boot disk else nothing changes.. If no virus is found try reformating again....
2006-09-14 04:40:50 · answer #6 · answered by DingChavez23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋