need specific help with dell computer issue?

Question

Dell computer, error unmountable_boot_volume?
someone please help and please be specific,this is a new issue to me,when i startup, "a problem has been detected & windows has been shut down to prevent damage to computer,check to make sure any new hardware/software is properly installed,if problem continues,disable or remove any newly installed hardware/software,disable Bios memory options such as caching or shadowing,if u need to use safe mode to remove or disable components,restart,press f8 to select advanced. startup options and then select safe mode; i have tried this and all i get is this same msg,someone please tell me step by step what or how to solve this,thanks. i cannot even get to the desktop or start,just the above error comes up

Answer 1

Man that sucks... you will need your windows install disk to repair it, do you still have your dell warranty? If so contact dell! I hope you got the disk, me for example do not have a windows disk from dell. Another reason not to buy from dell lol



Hey guy under me did what I said to do step by step what a lovely copier :)

Answer 2

Well first of all, do you have the Windows XP recovery disc? If not you'll need to call Dell and request one. After that is all said and done Click the Start button and then click Run. The Run window appears. In the Open: field, type the following line:

X:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons

where X is the drive letter of the CD drive so it might be.

2. Click the OK button

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to finish setup.

4. Click the Start button, click Turn off the computer and then click Restart.



That was the easy part.



Now you must restart the computer to the recovery console.



To restart the system so that it boots to the Recovery Console, perform the following steps:



1. Insert the Windows XP CD.

2. Configure the computer to boot from the CD drive.

The prompt Press any key to boot from CD... appears.

3. Press the space bar.

The system will start the Windows XP setup process and at the bottom of the screen the following prompt briefly appears:

Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver…

The Welcome to Setup screen appears.

4. If Windows XP does not natively support the hard drive controller that is in the system, press the key and proceed.

5. If you pressed the key in the last step, press the key when prompted and then load the appropriate driver off the floppy disk with the hard drive controller driver.

The Welcome to Setup screen appears.

6. Press the key. The Recovery Console starts and presents a numbered list of Windows installations that it detected on the hard drive. On most systems there will be just one choice.

7. Press the number corresponding to the installation you are troubleshooting and then press the key.

8. Type the administrator password to log onto the installation. If there is no administrator password, press the key.

The Recovery Console command prompt appears.



Now for the final steps.



1. Insert the Windows XP CD into the CD drive.

2. Boot the system from the CD drive.

The prompt Press any key to boot from CD... appears.

3. Press the space bar.

The Welcome to Setup dialog box appears.

4. Press the key to repair Windows by using the Recovery Console.

5. Select the number that is associated with the Windows installation you want to log on to, then type the administrator password (or press press the key if no administrator password exists).

6. From Recovery Console, type the following command:

CHKDSK /R

7. Press the key.

8. From the Recovery Console, type the following command:

exit

9. Press the key to restart your computer.

10. If the system still will not boot to the hard drive, attempt to run the CHKDSK /R command again. Depending on the corruption on the hard drive, it may take several tries to achieve a complete repair.



And that should do it. Good luck.

Answer 3

get a can of compressed air and blow it into the cpu fan. there's a great hazard that it extremely is only dusty and the cpu is getting too warm. in case you do this and eliminate the dirt and it maintains to be loud, then you definately're finding at different issues. and in case you touch dell and troubleshoot with them and that they verify that it extremely is an argument with the truthfully fan & housing, then confident, they'll deliver you a replace, as long as your guarantee remains lively.