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@ameredit wrote:
when i started my computer a blue screen came up that said "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to you computer. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME ..."

does anyone know what i should do to fix this?

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Message Edited by rickmktg on 01-26-2006 06:40 AM

After checking the disk with HD diagnostics run this command from the RC:

chkdsk /r (Note: space after the "k")

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q297185

I have been receiving this error for the last six months on my Dimension 3000.  I ran all diagnostics through Dell support and was told this was not a hardware problem but a software issue.  I wiped my hard drive and reinstalled Windows XP Home Edition with only the basic operating software needed and this still happens.  The only solution I have found for the problem is to disconnect and then reconnect the connection to my hard drive.  After I do this, I have no problems for 2 weeks to a month and then the error happens again.  Does anyone have an explanation on what this tells me about my computer's problem?  I also sometimes receive the message, "Drive config 0" and "Stop: 0x000000F4. . . .  Beginning dump of physical memory" messages.

There's a loose wire somewhere.

Questions:

Do you use Standby ?

Have you upgraded your BIOS to A02 ?

Do you install the chipset drivers when you re-install your XP ?

Are you sure you're connecting the HD cable ends to the proper places ? Did Dell walk you through this to check ? I ask that after reading this link:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330100

Have you tried with a new (compatible) cable ?

I would buy a new hard drive only on the provision that the local store can prove to you that it was the hard drive failure causing the problem; good luck with that.

btw, You should start your own thread; if your problem is similar you can copy and paste a link to quote it for responders to view.