Re: Unmountable Boot Volume problem
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 10/17/04
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Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:30:33 -0600
The BIOS test is not near a comprehensive as the diagnostics most
likely available from the manufacturer.
-- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ "Russell Wizinsky" <DWIZINSKY@TWMI.RR.com> wrote in message news:Uclcd.318539$787.302991@fe2.columbus.rr.com... > Yes the bios has a hard drive test in it and it ran good. I ran the > fixboot and that seemed to have fixed it but a boot file was gone > then. > I don't understand why all this trouble when xp pro reinstalled with > their restore disks fine. Is there a way to load pro on then adjust > some parameter so it converts to the home version? > > BTW thanks for your help. You've gotten me further than the hours > with the Compaq tech support who just kept having me erase the > drives. > Russ > > "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in message > news:uNugMA%23sEHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> Russell; >> You tried chkdsk, what the other items I listed such as reseating >> cables and hard drive diagnostics and the rest? >> >> -- >> Jupiter Jones [MVP] >> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ >> >> >> "Russell Wizinsky" <DWIZINSKY@TWMI.RR.com> wrote in message >> news:IYgcd.316950$787.185011@fe2.columbus.rr.com... >>> I've had the same problem like that, but with xp home. Actually I >>> had just restored the xp pro version on this system then found out >>> it was only purchased with home so I erased it and restored home. >>> But when windows went into final setup it came up with that. Tech >>> support at compaq told me that the hardware bios wouldn't take 160 >>> gig drive. I told them I already installed pro on it fine, and I >>> partitioned the hard drive to 137 so home wouldn't have a problem >>> they hung up on me. >>> >>> I tried the fix with the chkdsk but it came up as unrecoverable >>> error. Any other suggestions? >>> >>> www.professorwiz.com >>> >>> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com> wrote in >>> message news:eJJHV4msEHA.1344@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >>>> Judy; >>>> Power off >>>> Desktop:...Open the case and reseat the hard drive IDE ribbon >>>> cable at both ends. >>>> Laptop:... simply remove and reinsert the hard drive. >>>> If that fails: >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185 >>>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403 >>>> >>>> Otherwise go to the website of the hard drive manufacturer and >>>> download their hard drive diagnostics. >>>> >>>> Do you have a hard drive overlay such as Max Blast? >>>> Windows XP sometimes has issues with overlay software. >>>> You may need to perform a Clean Installation without their >>>> overlay software which is not needed anyway. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jupiter Jones [MVP] >>>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/ >>>> >>>> >>>> "Judy" <no@fake.invalid> wrote in message >>>> news:2ibum0pb5m5ppu0vsu7bd7pgros9s07q3m@4ax.com... >>>>> >>>>> Hello group, >>>>> >>>>> I hope I am posting this problem in the correct group. If not, >>>>> please >>>>> suggest an appropriate group. >>>>> >>>>> Upon trying to install Windows XP pro on a certain computer, >>>>> When the >>>>> installation boots via the hard drive for the first time and >>>>> shows the >>>>> XP boot screen, it then stops the installation and displays >>>>> >>>>> Unmountable Boot Volume error message. >>>>> >>>>> This is on a Samsung 40 gig hard drive, split into 2 partitions >>>>> of >>>>> about 20 Gigs each. >>>>> >>>>> I have tried formating the "C" partition with both FAT32 and >>>>> NTFS >>>>> with the same result. >>>>> >>>>> I have tried running CHKDSK /p and CHKDSK /r which both >>>>> re-port all is fine with the hard drive. >>>>> >>>>> I have tried running FIXBOOT and it says it successfully >>>>> creates a >>>>> new boot sector, but the problem persists. >>>>> >>>>> I read that the boot ini file might be faulty, so I checked it >>>>> against >>>>> a know good copy on another machine and it looks fine. >>>>> >>>>> Samsung does not seem to offer any drive diagnostic software for >>>>> download, so I have only used CHKDSK so far. >>>>> >>>>> This same computer did have Windows XP installed on it, but had >>>>> some >>>>> problems with some other installed software, so the "C" drive >>>>> was >>>>> formatted and I am now trying to perform a fresh install of XP. >>>>> >>>>> I also used Partition Magic to remove the "C" partition and >>>>> recreate >>>>> it to see if that would make any difference. It did not make a >>>>> difference. >>>>> >>>>> I would be most appreciative if anyone had any helpful >>>>> suggestions >>>>> about this problem. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you in advance if you can assist me. >>>>> >>>>> Judy >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
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