Computer trouble!

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:20 pm

Hi!

Normally i can fix my computer by myself, wether its a hard- or software problem. But this time i cant...

When i boot my computer, SMART status is "Ok"., Then windows starts to boot, and suddently after a bit loading a blue screen get up where the text "Unmauntable BootSection" comes up.. I have never seen this before, and i really dont know what to do. If i start it in FailSafe mode it does the same error.

I dont think its the cable.

I have done nothing special last time it was on. Not installed anything or something like that. If you can help me please do it.

Best Regards, Daniel

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:18 pm

its been a long time but try booting from a floppy then at the prompt type:

sys C:
fdisk /mbr

hit enter both times then reboot without disk. summit like that anyway!

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:56 pm

Hi!

i tried that but it didnt work. Its windows xp by the way, so instead of fdisk/mbr and sys C: i booted my windows xp cd went to the console and used FixMbr and FixBoot.

but i tried to use the "Dir" command but it said it couldnt get info on how many folders there were on the disk

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:24 pm

Well, your HD can't be mounted. So you need to format it maybe(Please wait till a few more people posted here, because I don't know if there is other help). Save your Files with Knoppix on a CD or a USB Stick and reinstall windows after formating the HD. Maybe you have to reset the PC fully(There is a switch behind the computer IIRC[If I Remember Correctly, not the IRC tool

]).

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:30 pm

Hi!

@kale: forgot to say thanks for trying to help

@DarkDragon: Yeah it cant be mounted, and seems only to read a part of the windows system. Right now im very happy i bought a new 200 gb hdd some time ago where i have all my musik, movies and games on. Also all my purebasic work inkluding installers/zips to all my pb libraries are!

so all i have on my 40gb smashed hdd is windows and all my programs[wich i have on cds and setups on the other hdd

]

but since my hdd did this: can it be a hdd failure, so i really should install my windows on a new hdd? (i think about bying a new hdd for windows and more)??
well the switdh isnt that just reseting the bios, so i could take the battery out?

thanks

griz · Post by **griz** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:12 pm

Newer, larger hard drives are often faster (and quieter in some cases too) - so I'd put Windows on the new hard drive (seperate partition might be best). You could use your 40GB HD for non-critical storage until it has proven reliable. Maybe in another workstation?

It's nice to read that somebody who's had a hard drive crash actually HAS backups to restore from!

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:49 pm

Hi!

yeah backups are great

well right now i got it running

a chkdisk wich took loooong time fixed the directory structure and now im up again

but next time i buy a new processor ill format and get the windows on the big harddisk. Yeah the new is alot faster even though both are 7200 rpm, but new one has 8 mb cache.