windows cd won't boot/repair

[510echo]

Just recently, when i start up windows xp in safe or normal mode I have received "unmountable boot volume" error. The support area of microsoft says to repairs with the windows start up cd. I do that, it starts to 'inspect the computers hardware configuations....' and then restarts without booting or repairing. Any reasons why the start-up disc would do this?

 

[niji1875]

can u see hard disk in motherbroad bios?

use pqmagic to check ur C: if it is boot partition.

use other disk check software to fix disk logic mistakes

 

[Laputa]

Possible bad drive or possible firmware corruption. If the drive does not ID in BIOS, maybe a dead board or maybe something else.