I have a machine that just stopped working, on a reboot I get an unmountable
boot volume, when I try and do a recovery it cannot find the ntfs volume. If
I try and run a repair the only options I have is to reformat and do a clean
install. It appears the the entire partition is unreadable... does anyone
have any ideas how to fix this.

Thanks
Gavin...

"Gavin" <gavin.rossnospam@stewart.com> wrote:

>I have a machine that just stopped working, on a reboot I get an unmountable
>boot volume, when I try and do a recovery it cannot find the ntfs volume. If
>I try and run a repair the only options I have is to reformat and do a clean
>install. It appears the the entire partition is unreadable... does anyone
>have any ideas how to fix this.
>

Download Bart's PE Builder from http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ and use
it to create a bootable CD.

Boot your problem computer with this CD, open a Command Prompt window
and enter the following command:

CHKDSK C: /R

That will usually fix this type of error.

p.s. with these BSOD errors it is usually very helpful if you can
include the full particulars from the error message, including the
STOP code, all 4 parameters, and any file or module names mentioned.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

"Gavin" wrote

>I have a machine that just stopped working, on a reboot I get an
>unmountable boot volume, when I try and do a recovery it cannot find the
>ntfs volume. If I try and run a repair the only options I have is to
>reformat and do a clean install. It appears the the entire partition is
>unreadable... does anyone have any ideas how to fix this.

Download a drive diagnostic utility from the drive manufacturer's web site.
That will create a bootable floppy or CD. Boot from that and run the
diagnostics.

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> "Gavin" <gavin.rossnospam@stewart.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a machine . . ..
> >
>
> Download Bart's PE Builder from http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/ and use
> it to create a bootable CD.
>
> Boot your problem computer with this CD, open a Command Prompt window
> and enter the following command:
>
> CHKDSK C: /R
>
> That will usually fix this type of error.
>
> p.s. with these BSOD errors it is usually very helpful if you can
> include the full particulars from the error message, including the
> STOP code, all 4 parameters, and any file or module names mentioned.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>

I have a similar problem with my HP Pavilion.
The code was:
***STOP: 0x000000ED
(0x81A9ECC8,0x00000061,0x00000000,0x00000000)
Can you decode this Stop code's parameters?
I plan on going to a friend's house to use his DSL connection to download
the tools and boot disc.

Thanks.

"ArcadyJD" <ArcadyJD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

<snip>

> I have a similar problem with my HP Pavilion.
> The code was:
> ***STOP: 0x000000ED
> (0x81A9ECC8,0x00000061,0x00000000,0x00000000)
> Can you decode this Stop code's parameters?
> I plan on going to a friend's house to use his DSL connection to download
> the tools and boot disc.

Start some research here.
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm
0x000000ED: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

And some Google searches:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=e...=1&sa=N&tab=wg

Btw, it's best not to post a new question as a reply to someone else's
thread. Start a new thread giving relevant information including the
history of the problem.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]