| Sometimes, when a user boots up to Windows XP | | | | |
| computer system, he receives the following error | | | | 1. If the user has a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, |
| message: | | | | the user needs to select the installation that he can |
| "Unmountable Boot Volume" | | | | access from the Recovery Console. |
| The above error occurs because of three main | | | | 2. Next the user needs to enter the Administrator |
| reasons discussed below: | | | | password. |
| - The file system in the computer is damaged and | | | | 3. At the command prompt, the user needs to type |
| cannot be mounted. | | | | chkdsk /p, and then press ENTER |
| - The user uses a standard 40-wire connector cable | | | | 6. The user needs to type fixboot (if system is a |
| to connect the UDMA drive to the controller instead of | | | | multiboot PC with Vista installed…then we should skip |
| the required 80-wire, 40-pin cable. | | | | this step) |
| - The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) settings are | | | | 7. At the command prompt, the user needs to type |
| configured to force the faster UDMA modes. | | | | chkdsk /r, and then press ENTER. |
| To resolve the above error, the user needs to follow | | | | 8. At the command prompt, the user needs to type |
| these steps: | | | | exit, and then press ENTER to restart the computer. |
| If the above error occurs due to damaged or | | | | If the error has occurred due to use of a standard |
| corrupted file system, then the user should follow | | | | 40-wire connector cable to connect the UDMA drive, |
| these steps: | | | | then the user needs to replace the 40-wire cable with |
| | | | an 80-wire UDMA cable. |
| 1. The user needs to insert the Windows XP CD-ROM | | | | If the error has occurred due to a BIOS settings |
| into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer. | | | | problem, then the user can load the 'Fail-Safe' default |
| Next the user needs to select the options which are | | | | settings, and then reactivate the most frequently used |
| required to start the computer system from the | | | | options such as USB Support. |
| CD-ROM device. | | | | But if all of the above measures fail to perform and |
| 2. When the user views “Welcome to Setup” | | | | the same error comes intermittently, then the user has |
| screen, he needs to press R to start the recovery | | | | to reinstall the operating system. In that case, if the |
| console. | | | | user has not maintained any data back up, he needs a |
| Note : A user can skip that if the Recovery Console is | | | | third party application - Data Recovery Software to |
| already installed on the system. | | | | recover and restore the lost data. |