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July 7th, 2006 19:00

"unmountable boot volume"

I have a Dell 8400 with A03 Bios dated 10-11-04. When I tried to start my computer this morning, I received the message "unmountable boot volume." I have never had any problems with this computer before. I tried changing the boot sequence to skip USB drives, but this did not help.
 
I am running chkdsk /r in recovery using my XP cd. It has been running for 1 hour and is only at 55%! Does this normally take this long? Is it safe to leave it running? It's almost time to leave work. :)
 
Assuming that this is successful, should I update my bios?
 
Thanks for the help!
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    Mary G

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    Posted July 7th, 2006 19:00

    Chkdsk can take forever if you have a large hard drive. Just let it run. Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185  and this: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000630.htm
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    Ormond2004

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    Posted July 8th, 2006 20:00

    I went into work today. CHDSK was finished, and I was able to boot up in safe mode. I then was able to back up important files on a DVD and run my virus scanner. Nothing found. Hopefully, when I boot up on Monday everything will be OK.
     
    Thanks for the advice.

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