Re: unmountable boot volume blue screen error

Hi and thanks for the reply, the laptop is acer travelmate 2310-hard drive
model samsung MP0402H - HD serial no. S03WJ20Y711176- system BIOS version
3A22
the exact message on the blue screen is:-UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME stop:
0x000000ED(0x81AD5E30,0xC0000006,
If this is the first time you have seen this error screen, restart your
computer,if this error happens again, follow these steps- check to make sure
any new hardware or software is properly installed, if this is a new
installation ask your hardware or software manufacurer for any updates you
might need
if problems continue disable or remove any new hardware or software, disable
BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing

I cant cant into safe mode to do anything, have been to bios and cant see
any reference to caching or shadowing ,this pc was given to someone by my
niece only two days ago and it worked fine when she gave him it, he only
added a device to connect wirelessly, i think he may have got a virus
visiting iffy sites , the first link you gave me i had been to already and
printed it out, it says the cause is the file system is damaged and cannot be
mounted or its the wrong connector cable, it must be the file system because
the cable to connect hasnt been changed and it tells you what to do but i
cant do it as i DONT have the original cd, the product key is on underside of
laptop but we dont have the actual cd,when i start pc , the acer logo comes
up and windows starts to load but then it goes straight to bluescreen , then
goes off and the whole thing starts again


I do have access to another computer, it is a packard bell ixtreme X2711
windows vista home premium
the one im trying to fix is windows xp home edition
there is no important data on the laptop, im going to have a look at the
other links you provided .

"Gerry" wrote:

Ruby


Unmountable Boot Volume
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555302

Background information on Stop error code
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms797142.aspx

0x000000ED: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
The kernel mode I/O subsystem attempted to mount the boot volume and it
failed. This error also might occur during an upgrade to Win XP on
systems that use higher throughput ATA disks or controllers with
incorrect cabling. In some cases, your system might appear to work
normally after you restart.
Source: http://aumha.org/a/stop.htm

Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q314058

Try booting with all hardware peripherals, except keyboard, mouse. and
monitor, disconnected.

If you have important data files to be recovered you need to do this
before trying to fix the computer! Do you

What is the computer make and model? Do you have access to a second
computer? What make and model is that computer?

What is the hard drive make and model?

What is the BIOS -I am wondering whether beep codes might help?

You might try checking the Boot progress against the information in
these links to see if you can identify how far it gets
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/bootSequence-c.html
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/unknownreference/articles/12284.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windowsnt/4/workstation/reskit/en-us/booting.mspx?mfr=true

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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rubyg wrote:
Hello, my friends xp home edition laptop- acer travelmate 2310- keeps
rebooting to blue screen with the message- unmountable_ boot_volume
stop: 0x000000ED(0x81AD5E30,0xC0000006, i have tried to start all the
options like safe mode, command prompt, last known good
configuration, safe mode looks like its going to start but it doesnt,
just keeps going to the blue screen instead of login screen, I
pressed ALT+F10 to access D2D recovery but nothing happened, dont
even know what it is meant to do,but thught it was worth a
shot,pressed F8- directory services restore mode- message says 2 this
system is booting into safe mode-directory services repair" then
nothing , back to blue screen, he has no windows cd to reinstall, any
ideas as to how or if i could get this back again, thanks


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