INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

[Mr. Knut]

Hi.
(Win2000 srv, on a COMPAQ Deskpro)

I have bigtime trouble with a HDD. Yesterday I tried to boot the computer
for the first time in aprox. 3 months. But it never restarted. It made
several bip's, but did not connect to the screen at all.

I put the HDD in a simular computer (COMPAQ Deskpro), and i did get the to
the Windows setup progress bar and hit F8. But no matter what mode I choose
the screen goes INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE afterwards.
The only option I have not tried is the "Last good hardware menu" or
something like that. I desperatly need the data on the HDD, (don't bug me
with a backup question).

Is there any way I can run CHKDSK /F or something like that?
Should I try the "Last good hardware ..." option?
Is there any other hot tip on this one?

(Tried to boot on a DOS disk, but there was no C: drive when trying to
change drive)

Mr. Knut

[Steve Morris]

Mr. Knut said, and I quote:

>(Tried to boot on a DOS disk, but there was no C: drive when trying to
>change drive)
>

Just a thought....have you checked the BIOS to see if your hard drive is
set correctly? You may well have a flat motherboard battery and CMOS has
been re-set to defaults - on some older BIOS's this would result in the
AUTO-DETECT function switching off.

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Steve

[Tim Hines, MCSE]

See the following article ;

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q271/9/65.ASP?

Tim Hines, MCSE

"Tyler Durden" <tyl...@paperst.com> wrote in message
news:e2ii6tk8qeehfcp23...@4ax.com...
> The drive won't work in the new computer because the OS doesn't have
> the controller drivers loaded, probably won't be able to get it to
> work unless you can get it going in the original computer or another
> computer that is nearly identical, and it must have the same
> controller card.

[funkydr...@yahoo.com]

Check these articles for the solution:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q271/9/65.ASP?LN=EN-
US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Q271965&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=MSALL

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q268/0/66.ASP?LN=EN-
US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=Q268066&rnk=1&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=MSALL

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