Re: Unmountable Boot Volume with XP Home SP2
From: Jupiter Jones [MVP] (jones_jupiter_at_hotnomail.com)
Date: 01/15/05
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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 10:11:24 -0700
Franz;
Power off
Desktop:...Open the case and reseat the hard drive IDE ribbon cable at both
ends.
Laptop/Portables:... 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/ "Franz Prilmeier" <prilmeie@in.tum.de> wrote in message news:573749e5.0501150713.2562730d@posting.google.com... > Hello NG, > > I had to exchange my hard disk due to a head crash. I replaced a 80GB > Seagate by a 160GB Western Digital (See below). > > I have had trouble with this new drive from the beginning. First I had > to flash the BIOS because it only recognized 136GB. After having > flashed the BIOS, I began installing Windows XP Home Edition (IIRC > RTM, i.e. no service pack). The setup also recognized only 136GB > despite of what the BIOS says. > > I have learned that Windows XP has LBA48 deactivated, so I thought - > OK, no problem, I will fix it later. But on my first start, the system > crashed UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME, you know that problem. So I ran > chkdsk /R and got it to install the rest of the system. At this point > I have not yet had the change to activate it (That's after the second > restart). I never got that far. > > I am able to start the system in failsafe mode, but only without > network drivers. If I start network drivers, the boot fails with 0xED > i.e. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. So I installed SP2 in the hope this will > solve my problems, but no chance. Still UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME, even > with SP2 (But it now correctly recognizes 160GB in the failsafe mode). > So what can I do? - I am very desperate, and I do not want to replace > the hard drive yet again, because it works. > > Kind regards, > Franz > > P.S.: Further system details MEDION PC-MT5: > Intel Pentium IV 1,8 GHz > Unkown Main Board, labeled Medion, I think its a MSI product > 512 MB RAM > Western Digital WD1600JB-00GVA0 Hard Drive > DVD and CD/RW Drive > Realtek 8139 network control
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