Fixing an Unmountable Boot Volume
An Unmountable boot volume is not a nice error, it can mean a
number of things, most of the time however these can be resolved
without loss of data.
Causes
The most common issue is a damaged file system
If you have just
installed a new hard drive and see this error make sure you are
using an 80 wire connector if the drive is UDMA and not 40 pin.
Make sure the that the
BIOS settings are setup to use the hard drives UDMA mode.
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A problem
has been detected on your computer and Windows has shut
down to prevent damage to your computer.
UNMOUNTABLE
BOOT VOLUME
If this is the fist time
you’ve see this stop screen error, restart your
computer. If this screen appears again, follow these
steps:
Check to make sure any new
hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation, ask you hardware or
software manufacturer for any windows updates you might
need.
If problems
continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware
or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching
or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode to remove or
disable components, restart your computer, press F8 to
select Advanced startup options, and then select safe
mode.
Technical information:
*** STOP:
0x000000ED (0x82f718c8,0xc0000006, 0x0000000,
0x0000000) |
Fixes
Chkdsk
Running Chkdsk will check the integrity of Windows and hi-light
any issues.
To run the boot time
CHKDSK boot your computer from the Windows operating system
CD/DVD, this can be done by either hitting the F12 key on the
computers boot up; this will give a temporary boot options menu,
from which you select the CD drive from the menu, or go in to
the computers BIOS settings normally by using the F2 or Del
Keys, look for the boot order section and choose the CD drive as
the first device in the boot sequence.
Now when you begin to
boot from the CD you will see a message similar to press any
key to boot from disk this will only be displayed for a few
seconds.
Once your
passed all of this you’ll arrive at the Windows installation
screen go to the repair / recovery console options,
type LOGON to
access the Windows installation, you will then need to enter the
administrator password for your Windows installation, after this
type CHKDSK /R to check for disk errors and repair, this could
take a while depending on the size of the disk or the amount of
errors found.
More on CHKDSK
Windows Repair
Boot from the CD, Now you should see the Welcome to Setup Screen
Press Enter Press enter to start the Windows setup DO NOT
Select To Repair a Windows XP installation Using the Recovery
Console Press R
Accept the License Agreement
Select the Installation you wish to repair and press R to
begin the XP repair
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Fixboot
Follow the above procedure to boot from the Windows CD and then
go to the repair recovery console again, once you have logged
onto your Windows installation type fixboot and return – this
will then check and repair any damaged boot files – follow any
prompts asking to fix errors, reboot your computer and it should
boot up fine.
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