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jlaak5

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    Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
    « on: September 24, 2009, 05:48:38 PM »
    Hello all,

    I am hoping someone can help.  I have a Dell laptop that will not boot up.  This is the message that I get.

    A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.  UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

    If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer.  If this screen appears again, follow these steps:

    Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.  If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software mfg. for any windows updates you might need.

    If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or software.  Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.  If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer, press f8 to select advanced startup options, and then select safe mode.

    Technical information:

    STOP: oxooooooED  (ox89B19658,0x00000000,0x0000000)


    I am not able to start in safe mode.  It keeps coming back to the message above.

    I am running Windows XP

    Anybody have any ideas?


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      Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
      « Reply #1 on: September 24, 2009, 06:55:34 PM »
      are you sure you have everything plugged in correctly you can have some things in backwards


      I never heard of anything like this before i don't see why they wouldn't let you bypass this at your own risk
      maybe it's a virus

      i never seen my computer tell me so much before on how to fix a problem

      it will just show me the problem error when i start it
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      Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
      « Reply #2 on: September 24, 2009, 07:14:46 PM »
      Go into BIOS and load the fail safe or default settings. If that doesn't work then you will need a windows cd.

      Do you have your windows CD? If so boot to recovery console. If not download the recovery console here:  http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso

      Download, and install free Imgburn: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

      Using Imgburn, burn rc.iso to a CD.

      Boot to the CD...let it finish loading.

      When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

      Then follow the steps from here: http://icrontic.com/articles/repair_windows_xp
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      jlaak5

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        Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
        « Reply #3 on: September 26, 2009, 08:12:22 AM »
        Hello JJ,

        Thanks for your response.  I do have the Windows XP installation CD that came with the laptop, however; nothing happens when I insert the disk.  It takes me to the same error page.  Am I doing something wrong?   

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        Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
        « Reply #4 on: September 26, 2009, 03:30:23 PM »
        Change Boot Order to CDROM-1st.

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          Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
          « Reply #5 on: September 26, 2009, 09:23:51 PM »
          Sorry, but how do I do that? :-[

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          Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
          « Reply #6 on: September 26, 2009, 11:07:40 PM »
          Start the computer back up and tap F2 while it is starting. This will take you into BIOS. In BIOS you want to look for BOOT ORDER or BOOT SEQUENCE or maybe even just BOOT. You want to set your CD drive as the first boot device. You usually press the plus and minus keys to move your devices up and down in the boot order. Once you have your CD drive set as the first boot device you want to insert your XP disk into the CD drive. The Dell disk will probably say "Operating System" on it. Now exit setup and SAVE CHANGES (F10).

          The computer will reboot. You may see a message that says: "Press any key to boot to CD". If you do just keep tapping a key as the computer starts. You should hear the disk start spinning in the drive and then see a blue screen with the words XP setup near the top. It will load a bunch of files and then you should see this screen:



          Press R to load the recovery console. Then follow the steps from here:
          http://icrontic.com/articles/repair_windows_xp
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            Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
            « Reply #7 on: September 27, 2009, 03:54:33 PM »
            JJ,

            I was following the instructions to the letter, when all of the sudden my laptop just shut off!! Now it won't even power up ???  Is it time to start planning the funeral??

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            Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
            « Reply #8 on: September 27, 2009, 05:52:08 PM »
            Remove hard drive and see if you can enter BIOS.  If you can, get a new hard drive.  If you can't, computer is probably dead and not worth repairing.

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            Re: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop problem
            « Reply #9 on: September 27, 2009, 11:42:23 PM »
            How far did you get before the computer powered off?

            Try taking the battery out and running it with the power cord plugged in.

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