UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME=Disk Death?

Cleffer · 04-24-2008, 08:03 AM

Good morning.

I just had a disk go down to UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. I'm currently in the process of recovering it. (chkdsk /r, fixboot if necessary)

I was curious if this was a sign that the disk was dying or if it's usually just a one time thing.

I'm assuming that it could be either, and that I should look for other signs of disk corruption before assuming the drive is going bad. Would this be a correct assumption?

Thanks for your time.

**eneles** · 04-25-2008, 08:15 AM

Hi

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME sounds more like a corrupt file system.
If chkdsk doesn't fix it:
Replace the cable.
Run diagnostic tools from the HDD manufacturer.

04-24-2008, 08:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cleffer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 86 OS: 2003/XP	UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME=Disk Death? Good morning. I just had a disk go down to UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. I'm currently in the process of recovering it. (chkdsk /r, fixboot if necessary) I was curious if this was a sign that the disk was dying or if it's usually just a one time thing. I'm assuming that it could be either, and that I should look for other signs of disk corruption before assuming the drive is going bad. Would this be a correct assumption? Thanks for your time.

04-25-2008, 08:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
eneles Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sweden/Denmark Posts: 21,209 OS: 98SE/XP SP3/Vista SP1/Ubuntu 8.04 My System	Re: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME=Disk Death? Hi UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME sounds more like a corrupt file system. If chkdsk doesn't fix it: Replace the cable. Run diagnostic tools from the HDD manufacturer.