Inaccessible Boot Device, when I try to upgrade

mronederful1911 · 05-08-2006, 08:18 PM

I'm currently running Windows 2000 (Evaluation Copy) and the evaluation period is over. When I put in the Windows 2000 disk to upgrade, I get an Inaccessible Boot Device Screen that says - check for errors... check hard drive to see if it is properly configured and terminated... run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption.

I'm not sure what to do.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

~~PurpleSky~~ · 05-08-2006, 08:34 PM

I would visit the manufacturer of the hard drives website. Download the diagnostic utility and run a full test on the drive first. Those diagnostics tests also are capable of fixing hard drives up to a certain level.

OR

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If it's a damaged file system case then

1.Insert the Windows CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.

Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted.

2.When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

3.If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you must access from the Recovery Console.

4.When you are prompted, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.

5.At the command prompt, type chkdsk /r , and then press ENTER.

6.At the command prompt, type exit , and then press ENTER to restart your computer.

This takes a bit longer, but the system should boot back into Windows

mronederful1911 · 05-08-2006, 11:42 PM

I tried both options. option 1 said no errors were found. and option 2 (chkdsk /r) ran when i restarted the computer but it didnt provide me with any information.

**linderman** · 05-09-2006, 03:50 AM

it sounds to me like the expired evaluation period is the culprit.

~~PurpleSky~~ · 05-09-2006, 09:07 AM

If linderman is right you will have to format your drive and install the OS.

mronederful1911 · 05-09-2006, 09:44 AM

How do I do that (format the drive)? And I'm assuming everything will be deleted when I do so...

~~PurpleSky~~ · 05-09-2006, 09:54 AM

You can save your data if you can access it when you install this hard drive as slave to a different system. If you have the chance to do so pls try and see if you can get your data from there. Then you can proceed with the format.

mronederful1911 · 05-15-2006, 09:40 AM

I tried to reformat but I got this message:

Disk Manager has been detected on drive 0, but disk manager is not running. if you are booting from a floppy, remove floppy disk and reboot.

dai · 05-15-2006, 01:07 PM

you cannot format the drive from within windows if it has your op.system on it

05-08-2006, 08:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
mronederful1911 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP	Inaccessible Boot Device, when I try to upgrade I'm currently running Windows 2000 (Evaluation Copy) and the evaluation period is over. When I put in the Windows 2000 disk to upgrade, I get an Inaccessible Boot Device Screen that says - check for errors... check hard drive to see if it is properly configured and terminated... run CHKDSK /F to check for hard drive corruption. I'm not sure what to do. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

05-09-2006, 03:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14,909 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	it sounds to me like the expired evaluation period is the culprit. __________________ If you cant be polite and friendly; then please be silent. Power Supply Selection

05-15-2006, 09:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
mronederful1911 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP	unable to reformat I tried to reformat but I got this message: Disk Manager has been detected on drive 0, but disk manager is not running. if you are booting from a floppy, remove floppy disk and reboot.

05-15-2006, 01:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 44,238 OS: vista 32x ultimate retail	you cannot format the drive from within windows if it has your op.system on it __________________

05-08-2006, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
mronederful1911 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP	I tried both options. option 1 said no errors were found. and option 2 (chkdsk /r) ran when i restarted the computer but it didnt provide me with any information.

05-09-2006, 09:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
~~PurpleSky~~ Register user Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130 OS: n/a	If linderman is right you will have to format your drive and install the OS.

05-09-2006, 09:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
mronederful1911 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 46 OS: Windows XP	How do I do that (format the drive)? And I'm assuming everything will be deleted when I do so...

05-09-2006, 09:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
~~PurpleSky~~ Register user Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130 OS: n/a	You can save your data if you can access it when you install this hard drive as slave to a different system. If you have the chance to do so pls try and see if you can get your data from there. Then you can proceed with the format.