unmountable boot volume error

On XP Pro, after an unexpected power cut to the cpu, I get
an unmountable boot volume error. Restarting in every
mode available onscreen at startup with F8 leads to the
same error screen, with a slight difference in the error's
number in the technical information:

*** STOP: 0x0000000ED (0X80E1EC98, 0XC0000006, 0X00000000,
0X00000000) [[safe mode]]], [[[safe mode with networking]]

*** stop: 0x000000ED (0x80E95A40, " " ") [[regular mode,
last known settings that worked mode]]

[[debugging mode]] ***STOP: 0x000000ED (0x80E0A988, " " ")

How do I access DOS or whatever else needs to be done to
start fixing the problem? Using the installation disc for
XP has not helped, and I don't have any back-up or start-
up discs. Sincere Thanks!

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

wrote:
> On XP Pro, after an unexpected power cut to the cpu, I get
> an unmountable boot volume error. Restarting in every
> mode available onscreen at startup with F8 leads to the
> same error screen, with a slight difference in the error's
> number in the technical information:
>
> *** STOP: 0x0000000ED (0X80E1EC98, 0XC0000006, 0X00000000,
> 0X00000000) [[safe mode]]], [[[safe mode with networking]]
>
> *** stop: 0x000000ED (0x80E95A40, " " ") [[regular mode,
> last known settings that worked mode]]
>
> [[debugging mode]] ***STOP: 0x000000ED (0x80E0A988, " " ")
>
> How do I access DOS or whatever else needs to be done to
> start fixing the problem? Using the installation disc for
> XP has not helped, and I don't have any back-up or start-
> up discs. Sincere Thanks!

Check the following article for a known issue and fix for this error. It may
be that the BIOS needs to be reset to default values or that you may have
fried a controller cable.

"STOP 0x000000ED UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" Error Message When You Restart
Your Computer or Upgrade to Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297185


--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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