Can't seem to boot up?

jacatone · 03-06-2006, 12:18 AM

Have an older Compaq Deskpro EN P3 866 MHz tower running Win2000. When I boot up it says " inaccessible boot device - chkdsk-f ". Anyone know what that means. The machine comes with a restore CD so I'm assuming it has a reinstall partition. Since Compaq is now HP, there doesn't seem to be any kind of Compaq forum anymore. Thanks.

sonicolin · 03-06-2006, 02:15 PM

try using the disk
failin that try hp web site for help
sorry cant b more helpful

DumbTerminal · 03-07-2006, 03:00 PM

See if you can boot to the restore disk. Not sure if this will work with an older computer, especially if the restore CD accesses a hidden partition

Then boot to the Recovery Console

Quote:

Starting the Windows Recovery Console
To start the Windows Recovery Console, use any of the following methods:
• Start your computer with the Windows Setup floppy disks, or with the Windows CD-ROM. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen, press F10, or press R to repair, and then press C (Windows 2000 only) to start the Windows Recovery Console. Select the appropriate number for the Windows installation that you want to repair, and then type the administrator password. If the administrator password does not exist, just press ENTER.

Once in Recovery Console, run chkdsk /f

If you cannot do this with your recovery CD, and cannot borrow a WIn 2k CD, you can go to bootdisk.com, and make a win2k boot disk
Actually, I think it is 4 to 6 floppies.

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03-06-2006, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
jacatone Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7 OS: WinXP HE	Can't seem to boot up? Have an older Compaq Deskpro EN P3 866 MHz tower running Win2000. When I boot up it says " inaccessible boot device - chkdsk-f ". Anyone know what that means. The machine comes with a restore CD so I'm assuming it has a reinstall partition. Since Compaq is now HP, there doesn't seem to be any kind of Compaq forum anymore. Thanks.

03-06-2006, 02:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
sonicolin Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: salisbury Posts: 37 OS: xp professional	try using the disk failin that try hp web site for help sorry cant b more helpful