UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUMEerror , IS the HDD finished ?

[Huzefa]

Hi guys , I got this error once "UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME". As I was going to buy a new HDD anyway , I simply made the new one master with win xp sp2 on it . Thne I accessed my old drive , the one with the UNMOUNTABLE BOOT VOLUME , and transferred all my data from this one to the new one.. Now what I want to know is , IS the old HDD spoilt or can I remove the partitions and reformat it ? OR should I replace it , its a samsung 7200 rpm , with a 3 year warranty , so Its in warranty period , What Should I do , Keep it or Replace it , WILL it be reliable now ? thnkx . Huzefa.

[choudang]

not yet.... you have to enter the repair of Win XP setup.... will you plz search the same topic... you will get the soln

[Huzefa]

what do u mean not yet ? Pls clarify I cant find any other same topic

[choudang]

not yet means not yet... as per your qns "IS the old HDD spoilt"

http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q297185

try to increase the search:
http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=34659

[Huzefa]

Thankx for your reply . What I meant is Is this a hardware problem or just a software problem , A software problem can be rectified by the links above or removing partitions and reformatting , but a hardware problem , Obvioulsy I'll have to discard the HDD and send for replacement as it comes with 3 yrs guarantee. Also What is a stack problem in a HDD ?

[choudang]

i think, u didn't get all the lines from the links that i have provided...... UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME is not a specific hardware problem..... if you already transfered al lthe data to your new HDD... just make a quick format for C: in your Old HDD.......

[abhasbajpai]

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

this dose not alway mean that harddisk is gone
since u have backed up the data
u can download hdd scaning utility from your hdd manufacture
in 99% of that software recovers the hdd as in service centers the do
this step first (as 99% of hdd problems could be corrected through s/w )
if that dose do u the good
take it to service center and they will give u the refurbrished one (they will tk atleat 2 weeks )