UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
STOP: 0x000000ED (0x868F1368, 0xC000009C, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
Cannot get successful boot - not safe/network/previous working/norml
Also, cant access CD, even with bios change to default to disc drive.
HELP...
2007-01-06 16:35:53 · 7 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Also, the hard drive appears in bios check; and HDD tests are complete and successful.
2007-01-06 16:52:52 · update #1
That doesn't sound very good.
UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME can mean 2 possibilities.
A: The partition information on the drive was somehow damaged and needs to be corrected with a chkdsk /r.
B: The Hard Drive is dying.
Does your computer come built in with any types of diagnostics?
On a Dell they can be accessed from the start by tapping f12 repeatedly right after turning the computer on.
Do you have more than one CD drive? Try that one instead? OR Try another CD? You may possibly have to replace the drive temporarily if you only have one. I know I've had a drive that couldn't be booted from but worked fine in Windows itself.
You need to find SOME way to get into the recovery console on the windows CD to repair this drive with a chkdsk /r and see if it fixes it (it will maybe 75% of the time).
Oh. You can put the disk inside another computer as a slave drive and use THAT computer to perform chkdsk /r if need be.
2007-01-06 16:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Heh? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you may have a hard drive crash on your hands. First thing I would do is look in the bios and see if the bios lists the hard drive or says none...
I would crack the case and check to make sure none of the cables came loose. They usually don't but on the off chance...
Do you have 2 cd drives? Try the other one if you do...
It could be that something electrical happened to your motherboard if both of your drives are not working, something with a controller that sits on the motherboard.
2007-01-06 16:45:50 · answer #2 · answered by colleen m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your MOBO is toast. Its either your bios, your controller, or the bus associated with the devices. Put that hard drive into another computer to be sure its not the hard drive, then scrap the MOBO if the hard drive is good. Figure $200 for a Great motherboard and $200-500 for a new processor, or keep your processor and just do a similar MOBO for likely less then $120 if you do it your self.
Its just like legos, if it dont fit, it doesnt go there!
2007-01-06 16:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by jhgastrich 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you have selected the CD drive as the first boot device...if you have two CD drives...make sure you are loading your Windows disk into the correct one.
Try pulling your RAM sticks and reseating them....if you have an unused RAM slot...try a different one.
It sounds like obvious hardware issue......You may need to Flash your bios....to the most up to date bios version for your motherboard.
2007-01-06 16:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer is not working properly while you are working on it, it could be a problem with device drivers, hardware or software.
Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yk5zpr
2007-01-07 12:01:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. )Look HERE:
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185&sd=RMVP)
2.) and HERE:
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403&sd=RMVP)
for an explanation of what is wrong, and ways to fix it.
3.) visit this link on how to fix master boot records:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_fixmbr.mspx
2007-01-06 16:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Varun 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That doesn't
2007-01-06 16:38:46 · answer #7 · answered by kam_cute_bai 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋