Unmountable_Boot_Volume

Factual Questions
1

So I was playing Diablo II and my computer that has been running beautifully for two years cuts to a blue screen talking about some internal “kernel” error.

Now when I power it up it cuts off after the Windows XP load screen with this message.

And then I press F1 to “continue”

And thats when I freak out (Now).

Is there a way to boot from a floppy disk? Maybe this Unmountable_Boot_Volume can be bypassed that way, then fixed? I should tell you that the computer did boot up once or twice since this happened. My hard drive was intact during those breif moments, I would LOVE to keep it that way.

2

Are you saying that the computer doesn’t boot up anymore? Do you see the error on a blue screen right before/during Windows loads?

Dell dude says it’s Smart error. http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=oplex_harddrive&message.id=6145

If the drive does have to go out, try to slave it to another machine and copy your profiles and saves.

3

I’ve taken this call innumerable times working help desk. :smiley:

If any of the following processes fail, try again. Try several times. If they do continue to fail then your harddrive is probably dead and you’ll need to get a hold of Dell to replace it.
Here ya go…

  1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
    Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
  2. When the “Welcome to Setup” screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
  3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, choose the installation that you need to access from the Recovery Console.
  4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
  5. At the command prompt, type “chkdsk /r”. Follow any prompts to continue. This will check and repair any damaged OS files on your system.
  6. When you are back at the command prompt type “fixboot” Follow and prompts to continue.
  7. When you are back at the command prompt type “exit”. The system should reboot and be working fine!
  8. GET YOUR WINDOWS UPDATES!. Open Internet Explorer and click Tools/Windows Updates. Download and install the critical updates.

Hopefully by now the system is up and running fine! Just be sure to back up all the stuff you can’t afford to lose. Oh, and WINDOWS UPDATES.

4

SlickRoenick and absoul,

THANK YOU!

I followed all those steps and my computer is performing beautifully. Now Jesus, the 13th Level Barbarian, is back on track in his quest to rid the Earth of Diablo, and save human kind from eternal hellfire.

For anyone that has the same problem and finds this thread by search:
I run Windows XP Home Edition, and I found the bootdisk download here. You need six formatted floppy disks.