unable to boot, unmountable boot volume, test status #2 07 fail?

Question

I am having issues with my HP Pavilion laptop, running win xp. When rebooting I get just past the initial Microsoft logo black screen and then I see a blue screen that flashes for about 2 seconds. I press the F8 key and it gets the blue screen to stop so I can read it (Learned this from u guys, thanks). The blue screen says unmountable_boot_volume. When I go to the black and white screen with writing, some how I ran a diagnostics through the BIOS and it stated "Test Status: #2- 07 Fail". I have tried rebooting choosing each option (safe mode, last known good config, etc) but to no luck, The rebooting cycle just continues. Found paperwork computer came with, it does not have startup disk. It said to press F11 to restore without disk. Restarted computer & pressed F11, it said "hard disk preparation", it does that for a few mins, then it went to a blank pale blue screen. Then goes to welcome to PC recovery, but it says to hold down F11, then it goes to screen that says All files, including data files, on the user partition will be lost, and the origional factory shiped files will be recovered to the user partition. We select ok, then it goes back to the screen that says All files, including data files......... So we are in another cycle. Will this erase my pictures on my computer, I really do not want to loose my pictures that are on here. Some are saved off line, but many are not.

Answer 1

Two options...



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2) You have XP and if you have the disk....



Non destructive, no format re-install of Windows XP





What you’ll need-

A Windows installation CD with the serial key.



First enter ‘Setup’ – When booting up (before Windows loads) keep tapping either Del, Esc, F2 or F12. Depending on your system, one of these will get you into ‘Setup’. Once there, change the ‘boot order/sequence’ to boot from the CD/DVD drive first.







Insert the Windows CD, save and exit. If you don’t get a screen saying ‘Press any key to boot from CD’ re-start. If you do, then press a key.

When it boots up from the CD you’ll see a screen with ‘Setup is inspecting your computer’s hardware….’ then the ‘Windows Setup’ screen.

After a couple of minutes, you’ll see a screen with ‘Windows Setup-Setup is starting Windows’

On the next screen ‘To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER’ press enter.

Setup will now look for ‘a previous version of Windows’ If your copy of Windows isn’t highlighted, do so now. Once it’s selected press ‘R’ for ‘Repair’.





What happens now, is that Setup will find and delete corrupt or damaged system files and folders, then replace them with new ones from the CD. When the new files have been installed, Setup will rebuild any damaged parts of the registry but leave the rest as is. This means that you don’t lose any of your installed drivers/programs.





Once Setup has finished this part of the process, it will automatically re-boot, so you have to remove the CD (replace the CD once the boot has finished).

The first re-boot will take some time so be patient. When Setup starts again don’t panic! It will look as though you’re doing a full re-install, you’re not, it’s part of the repair.





The next couple of screens will ask for language settings and the serial key, enter them. After giving this information the next two or three screens can be ignored, they will move along a lot faster than the progress bar indicates as none of the settings have been changed.





When the repair is finished you’ll see the ‘completing installation’ screen, then the system will re-boot, again, this will take longer than usual (remove the CD).





You’ll next see a ‘Welcome to Windows’ screen then be asked if you want to register and maybe to re-activate depending on how bad the damage was. Complete the screens as necessary.

The last screen is the ‘Thank you’ one, the system may re-boot once more normally.

That’s it! All done.

Answer 2

Many occasions this mistake happens while I have swapped a difficult force and used the improper IDE cable to attach it. If your laptop makes use of an Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) difficult disk controller, and you employ a typical forty-twine connector cable to attach the UDMA force, you can also enjoy this mistake. Make certain you're utilising the proper IDE cable. Also, in case your BIOS settings are configured to drive the quicker UDMA modes, this mistake might arise. In this drawback, restart your laptop and input the BIOS and cargo the "fail-trustworthy" default settings and reboot. If neither of those disorders are the intent for the Unmountable Boot Volume, then the difficulty certainly is precipitated by means of a broken BOOT.INI dossier within the root listing of the boot force or dossier method corruption. Follow the stairs beneath to proper those dossier method disorders: one million) Start your laptop along with your Windows XP CD-ROM, or with Windows XP boot disks two) When the Welcome to Setup monitor looks, press R to Repair the deploy utilising the Recovery Console three) If you might have a twin-boot or more than one-boot laptop, decide upon the Windows deploy you wish to entry four) Type the administrator password while you're induced, if no administrator password is about then simply press Enter five) At the command immediate, variety CHKDSK /R after which press Enter 6) Once CHKDSK has completed checking and repairing the difficult force, variety EXIT and press Enter to restart your laptop If this process does no longer paintings, repeat it and use the fixboot command in step five alternatively of the chkdsk /r command. FIXBOOT writes a brand new partition boot sector to the method partition. The fixboot command is handiest to be had while you're utilising the Recovery Console.

Answer 3

short answer is you need expert help - someone who knows their way around the computer.



'unmountable_boot_volume' could mean a failed hard disk drive, or a minor software issue. The bios test you did does suggest a failed drive - is it making any unusual noises, clicks, etc?



There is quite a good chance that if you do the 'PC recovery' route you may lose all your pictures yes.



Other options would include booting from a linux rescue disk (eg. ubuntu - check out www.ubuntu.com) or something like Hirens, but these options need a) another computer, and b) someone who knows what they are doing.