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Unmountable_boot_Volume
Hi Guys, Help Please.
I have a Inspiron 1545 with a 160 GB hard drive. I get a blue screen on start up stating an Unmounable_boot_volume i can start in safe mode but all options lead to the same blue info screen.
I have tried to start using a vista recovery disk and this loads fine ( although very slowly ) i can get to the DOS prompt ( although it lists the drive as X not C so i am unable to CHKDSK the C drive or FIXBOOT the boot volume) . On running the startup repair tool the system states that it is fixing hard drive errors however this tool runs for over 12 hours and does not change status, i have run this for 2 days before crashing out of it.
On Bios diagnostics i get the error 2000-0146 - i have followed the instructions and removed and re-inserted the hard drive but to no avail.
I am sure the drive still works its just a corupted boot volume ? I have some really important info on the drive which due the speed of my broadband uplink had not made it up to my "backup cloud" .
Can anyone help please
Very best reagdrs
The post is correct, if brief. You will need a new, 2.5" SATA hard drive , 9.5 mm or shallower - once you install it, you'll then need to reload everything.
If you didn't get a copy of Windows with the system and are in the US, see:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&redirect=1
Before buying, check the BIOS setup - if the drive isn't recognized (i.e., not installed or unknown), it's beyond home recovery - you may be able to retrieve the data but will need a data recovery service. Such service isn't cheap - it'll be well over $1,000. If the drive is recognized, then proceed with an external case (in fact, if you don't have one, buy one anyway -- along with TWO replacement drives - one internal and the other to use for backups).
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Posted January 12th, 2011 16:00
your hard drive is toast