"TheScullster" <> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I have been passed a Samsung R60 laptop for "repair".
> At first it was booting as far as the Samsung splash screen and showing a
> blank screen with Microsoft logo and load status bar at the bottom.
> Then a blue flash and the thing went into restart.
> So, disabled the auto-restart and rebooted.
> This time the process stopped at a blue screen at the end of the boot
> process indicating unmountable_boot_volume.
>
> Booting from a Linux CD and attempting to access the hard drive returned
> the alert message "Cannot mount volume".
>
> What is the group's prognosis please?
>
>
> TIA
>
> Phil
This error to me suggests to me the hard drive is failing or maybe just not
properly connected. Check the cables/connections and then return it to the
technician and give details of how and when you get that error, and mention
that trying to boot with a Linux CD gives the same problem.
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