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unmountable boot volume error screen

  • 11-04-2012 11:39am
    #1
    elainerut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭


    My dell inspiron 6000 is displaying this error anyone able to offer any advice.


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  • #2
    techfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭techfeen


    Sounds like a hard drive problem buddy


  • #3
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    techfeen wrote: »
    Sounds like a hard drive problem buddy

    Not necessarily... could be just the filesystem being corrupt.

    How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install


  • #4
    techfeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭techfeen


    could be, but i would bet my money on a dodgy hard drive :)


  • #5
    elainerut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭elainerut


    I think the kids may have stood onthe keypad and maybe jumped on it.........i know .......... my fault really. Left it on floor. Never had a days trouble with it b4. Its 6 yrs old


  • #6
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    elainerut wrote: »
    I think the kids may have stood onthe keypad and maybe jumped on it


    Oh dear...


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  • #7
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    OK, if you want to test the drive, get the Ultimate Bood CD (worry not, it's free), boot the laptop from UBCD (F12 at the Dell Logo to select the boot device) navigate to Hard Disk Diagnosis, find ViVARD and select Surface Test.

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    Don't bother with Repair.


  • #8
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Hard disks don't react well to being trampled on :o but yeah sounds like either the drive is broken or worse the impact of the trampling dislodged the SATA connector (Although it doesn't seem like connector is the problem fortunately!)

    Nick

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  • #9
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Unmountable Boot Volume can be fixed easily enough sometimes (If XP is the operating system you have)

    Pop in a Windows XP disc, restart the laptop, press F12 at the Dell logo, choose CD/DVD drive, and press any key when prompted to boot to the CD.

    Let it load up and press R to open recovery console, it might ask you to choose your operating system (by selecting 1 or whatever) and enter in your Administrator password - the password you probably use to log into your account when you boot up.

    From there type FIXBOOT and type "Y" when asked.

    You could restart the machine at this point to see if it worked but it doesn't hurt to then type chkdsk /r afterwards to do a check.


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