unmountable boot volume

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I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the Blue Stop
Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried booting from
XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me CD ROM
device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error. Only
other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet is on
constantly through all of this.

And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night and this
morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
 
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


"Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
>I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the
>Blue Stop
> Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
> booting from
> XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me
> CD ROM
> device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error.
> Only
> other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet
> is on
> constantly through all of this.
>
> And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night
> and this
> morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
 
I do not think there is an overlay. The XP and hard drive installation is as
Dell set it up when we received the Demsion 2400 desktop PC. Will try the
other suggestions.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> 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
>
>
> "Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
> >I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the
> >Blue Stop
> > Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
> > booting from
> > XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me
> > CD ROM
> > device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error.
> > Only
> > other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet
> > is on
> > constantly through all of this.
> >
> > And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night
> > and this
> > morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
>
>
 
XP and the hard drive are as Dell install them on my Dimension 2400 desktop.
So I do not think there is a overlay. Any way to confirm? Or is it safe to
assume that the manufacturer does not normally install an overlay.......
Please advise. Thanks.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> 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
>
>
> "Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
> >I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the
> >Blue Stop
> > Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
> > booting from
> > XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me
> > CD ROM
> > device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error.
> > Only
> > other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet
> > is on
> > constantly through all of this.
> >
> > And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night
> > and this
> > morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
>
>
 
I reconnected the IDE ribbon cable from both ends and work through the
support articles: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185,
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403; and still have the same results.

Any suggestions?


"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> 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
>
>
> "Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
> >I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the
> >Blue Stop
> > Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
> > booting from
> > XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me
> > CD ROM
> > device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error.
> > Only
> > other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet
> > is on
> > constantly through all of this.
> >
> > And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night
> > and this
> > morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
>
>
 
Kane

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

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

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

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Kane wrote:
> I reconnected the IDE ribbon cable from both ends and work through the
> support articles: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185,
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403; and still have the same
> results.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> "Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
>>> I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the
>>> Blue Stop
>>> Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
>>> booting from
>>> XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me
>>> CD ROM
>>> device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error.
>>> Only
>>> other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet
>>> is on
>>> constantly through all of this.
>>>
>>> And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night
>>> and this
>>> morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
 
Did you perform a hard drive diagnostics?
You are safe in assuming overlay software is not the issue since
everything is as original.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar


"Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F67B0644-C572-47A5-886D-373B9CA7EB8B@microsoft.com...
>I reconnected the IDE ribbon cable from both ends and work through
>the
> support articles: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185,
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315403; and still have the same
> results.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> "Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
>> >I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at
>> >the
>> >Blue Stop
>> > Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried
>> > booting from
>> > XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me
>> > me
>> > CD ROM
>> > device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard
>> > error.
>> > Only
>> > other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the
>> > cabinet
>> > is on
>> > constantly through all of this.
>> >
>> > And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last
>> > night
>> > and this
>> > morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
>>
>>
 
try this link
http://support.dell.com/support/top...&component=-1&lang=-1&doclang=en&toggle=false

Journal ID: 07343HRVRH
Article ID: 327022
Date Published: 10/22/2007
Last Revised: 12/7/2007

at DELL Support site

"Kane" <Kane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:196C521A-BAB7-47D4-A229-6D360745F18F@microsoft.com...
> I am running XP Home Ed. Everything I have tried today ends at the Blue
> Stop
> Error Screen. Tried booting in safe mode, blue screen. Tried booting
> from
> XP op sys install CD, blue screen. Tried booting to F8, told me me CD ROM
> device not installed (I have two in the cabinet) and keyboard error. Only
> other note is that the hard drive light on the front of the cabinet is on
> constantly through all of this.
>
> And suggestions for starting troubleshooting? Work fine last night and
> this
> morning. This afternoon is a unmoutable boot volume.
>
>
 
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