Unmountable BOOT Volume Error

[Steve-man]

Hey Forum,

So, I've been having some troubles with a HDD which has come up BSOD with an Unmountable BOOT Volume error.
The only way I can get back into Windows after this happens is to let it run its own repair which takes about eight or nine hours until it locks up again.

I've been to Google and found a solution for fixing the corrupted boot volume. Given that I can't really get into Windows to run Command Prompt, I've used Hirens to run a Mini Copy of XP from the Disc.
When in Command Prompt and running Diskpart, I'm told there's no disk and chkdsk /r doesn't work.

I'm sort of at a loss. I've narrowed it down to the hard drive causing the BSOD as I was able to put a different one in temporarily and it's worked fine.

PC specs are:
i7 4770
Gigabyte GA-B85m-HD3
8GB RAM
GT 640 2GB
Silverstone Strider ST50F-ES
Seagate Barracuda - 2TB

Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, Steve!

Unfortunately, it looks like your HDD might has failed. I'd recommend you reseat the connections to the drive and even try plugging it in another SATA port on your motherboard. It's also important to find another SATA cable and connect the HDD with it. I'd also suggest you reset BIOS and check if that will help.
If the system is still unbootable, try creating a flash drive with the DOS version of your HDD manufacturer's diagnostic software. This will allow you to check up on the health and SMART status of the drive without booting into Windows.
Another way to troubleshoot the hard drive would be to connect it to a different computer and see how it will get recognized there.

Give it a try and let me know how it goes!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[Steve-man]

I appreciate your quick answer.
I've put the drive in a different SATA cable with a different slot on the Motherboard and I've tried the drive on another system as a secondary drive and all it does is come up with the Windows Splash screen and just waits there.

What you said after that: "If the system is still unbootable, try creating a flash drive with the DOS version of your HDD manufacturer's diagnostic software. This will allow you to check up on the health and SMART status of the drive without booting into Windows."

Could you please clarify that a little more and possibly point me in the direction of a tutorial?

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there again, Steve!

I'm sorry for the late reply, I'd recommend you check your HDD manufacturer's official website for the software and their knowledge base for a step-by-step tutorial on how to proceed with the troubleshooting of the hard drive. I also found a thread that might shed some light on how to execute these tests.

Hope it helps. Let me know what are the results.
SuperSoph_WD