[chrozer]

I have a dell Dimension 3100...and I was using my computer when i accidentaly spilled water on my power supply....so i immediately turned it off without turning my computer off. So when I boot it up again...i get BSOD - Unmountable Boot Volume.

I know that you can fix this with the WinXP CD using CHKDSK....but I dont have the disk...any ideas?

 

[Chili Willis]

Here is an idea to try to repair your computer. It requires 2 things, 1) your original XP disk, and 2) your computer needs to be set up to boot from the CD drive before the hard drive. If you have problems with either one of those two let us know. Here is the repair:

• Put your original XP cd into the cd drive start the computer.
• If you see "Press any key to boot from the cd...." by all means press a key as we want to boot from the cd!
• After loading some things the process will stop and you will be presented the opportunity to press the R key to start up the Repair Console.
• Eventually you will get a DOS prompt. When you do, type chkdsk /p and press Enter. (Note that there is a space between the k and the /.)
• When that completes you will be given the DOS prompt again. This time type fixboot and press Enter. (it may also be necessary to press Y and Enter if prompted).
• When this process is complete, type Exit and press Enter.

As your computer is starting up, remove the cd from the cd drive and allow it to start up from the hard drive like normal. Hopefully all will be well.

I dont have the disk...any ideas?

Borrow one from your neighbor. Pretty much any XP disk will work.

 

[nickster_uk]

Hi chrozer, welcome to TSF...

without the install disc, you're gonna find it hard to fix. The best advice I can give is ask a friend/relative if you can borrow their install disc so you can boot to the recovery console and perform some tests on the drive.

 

[robert diggs]

IF you can't get one from a friend/relative. Try complaining to Dell saying that you had one but lost it and see if they'll replace it for free or a small fee. The worst thing that can happen is that they'll say no.

Regards,

Brandon

 

[staplestech221]

you can always just get a external hard drive encloser and put your hard drive in it and plug it in to a diffrent computer and go to my computer and right click the drive.( it will be like a external hard drive or flash stick) then right click on the drive and go to properities. then click the tools tab then error checking. then check both the boxes and let it run and it will be fixed

 

[becca.sue77]

you can always just get a external hard drive encloser and put your hard drive in it and plug it in to a diffrent computer and go to my computer and right click the drive.( it will be like a external hard drive or flash stick) then right click on the drive and go to properities. then click the tools tab then error checking. then check both the boxes and let it run and it will be fixed

How much do external hard drive enclosers averagely cost?