Can't boot and need to recover data from a laptop!

djxtasy · 08-28-2007, 12:43 PM

I got a Laptop from a friend yesterday. I foolishly said that I would fix it for her (I used fix them for a living) The problem was that the Laptop would not boot up. Instead it would defer to a blue screen with the "unountable boot volume" Error message

The strange thing was that when I tried to go into safe mode/last known good - the OS choice it gave me, it would throw me back to the blue screen.
Anyway back to the important facts of the problem.

I have tried booting into the recovery console. When I used the CHKDSK /P it only got as far as 10% and then froze. I then typed "FIXBOOT" this seemed to work fine. Then I typed "FIXMBR" this seemed to work, but I recieved a message after it was done saying something along the lines of "one or more critical errors on the disk"
I also tried booting fom the windows cd to fix windows so i can recover the data but nothing seems to work. Some one told me to use KNOPPIX, I Downloaded it but it does nothing.

Can anybody help me or tell me what software to use?

Any help would be greatly apreciated.

dai · 08-28-2007, 01:07 PM

d/load and run the hardware makers diognostic on the hard drive
to try and get the dats off slave it into a desktop,you will need a 2.2 to 3.5 converter cable
you might find these usefull
http://download.getdata.com/RecoverMyFiles-Setup.exe
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Restoration_d4474.html

djxtasy · 08-28-2007, 01:11 PM

Is this cable easy to find in a CompUSA or a Radio Shack?

**TheMatt** · 08-28-2007, 01:16 PM

These are two options:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16812119020
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817145329

With the first one be careful, there might not be a key pin making it possible to plug in the drive and/or IDE cable backwards. It is especially important not to plug the drive in backwards because you will likely fry it if you do so.

dai · 08-28-2007, 01:17 PM

yes most computer stores carry them and they are cheap

08-28-2007, 12:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
djxtasy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Can't boot and need to recover data from a laptop! I got a Laptop from a friend yesterday. I foolishly said that I would fix it for her (I used fix them for a living) The problem was that the Laptop would not boot up. Instead it would defer to a blue screen with the "unountable boot volume" Error message The strange thing was that when I tried to go into safe mode/last known good - the OS choice it gave me, it would throw me back to the blue screen. Anyway back to the important facts of the problem. I have tried booting into the recovery console. When I used the CHKDSK /P it only got as far as 10% and then froze. I then typed "FIXBOOT" this seemed to work fine. Then I typed "FIXMBR" this seemed to work, but I recieved a message after it was done saying something along the lines of "one or more critical errors on the disk" I also tried booting fom the windows cd to fix windows so i can recover the data but nothing seems to work. Some one told me to use KNOPPIX, I Downloaded it but it does nothing. Can anybody help me or tell me what software to use? Any help would be greatly apreciated.

08-28-2007, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,531 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Can't boot and need to recover data from a laptop! d/load and run the hardware makers diognostic on the hard drive to try and get the dats off slave it into a desktop,you will need a 2.2 to 3.5 converter cable you might find these usefull http://download.getdata.com/RecoverMyFiles-Setup.exe http://www.majorgeeks.com/Restoration_d4474.html __________________

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djxtasy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Can't boot and need to recover data from a laptop! Is this cable easy to find in a CompUSA or a Radio Shack?

08-28-2007, 01:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,531 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Can't boot and need to recover data from a laptop! yes most computer stores carry them and they are cheap __________________