Can't access recovery console

[Guest Nhaskins]

I've got a Toshiba Sattelite A100 returning an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

message when I try to start it, apperantly I'm supposede to access the

recovery console and type chkdsk /r to fix it. My toshiba recovery CD doesn't

have the recovery console on it, only options to wipe the drive empty or

restore to factory state. I tried a different XP CD but I get the error

*** stop: 0x0000007e (0xC0000005, 0xF76450BF, 0xF7A91208 0xF7A90F08)

 

*** pci.sys - Address F76450BF base at F763E000, DateStamp 3b7d855c

 

Anyone knowing what to do would be amazing, thanks everyone.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Can't access recovery console

 

Was the Recovery Console ever installed?

 

Contact Toshiba Support.

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Nhaskins wrote:

> I've got a Toshiba Sattelite A100 returning an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

> message when I try to start it, apperantly I'm supposede to access the

> recovery console and type chkdsk /r to fix it. My toshiba recovery CD

> doesn't have the recovery console on it, only options to wipe the drive

> empty or restore to factory state. I tried a different XP CD but I get the

> error *** stop: 0x0000007e (0xC0000005, 0xF76450BF, 0xF7A91208 0xF7A90F08)

>

> *** pci.sys - Address F76450BF base at F763E000, DateStamp 3b7d855c

>

> Anyone knowing what to do would be amazing, thanks everyone.

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Can't access recovery console

 

"Nhaskins" <Nhaskins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B5254566-1818-4AB7-8D08-89A8619C849B@microsoft.com...

> I've got a Toshiba Sattelite A100 returning an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

> message when I try to start it, apperantly I'm supposede to access the

> recovery console and type chkdsk /r to fix it. My toshiba recovery CD

> doesn't

> have the recovery console on it, only options to wipe the drive empty or

> restore to factory state. I tried a different XP CD but I get the error

> *** stop: 0x0000007e (0xC0000005, 0xF76450BF, 0xF7A91208 0xF7A90F08)

>

> *** pci.sys - Address F76450BF base at F763E000, DateStamp 3b7d855c

>

> Anyone knowing what to do would be amazing, thanks everyone.

 

Frequently, recovery CDs don't have the console available. But, there is

hope, because you can use *any* bootable XP CD for this purpose, Home or

Pro, OEM or retail. Just don't get into the install section.

 

You say that you get a Stop 0x7E error, when exactly do you get this? This

should not appear if you are correctly booting to the recovery console.

 

Now, before you go any further, you should stop and evaluate the status of

your backups and the value of the data on the system. If the backups

aren't current and the data has value, do not proceed with repairs before

removing the drive, attaching it to another system, and backing it up.

Your system is a laptop, so you need a $20 drive case or adapter to do this.

Alternately, get the case, get another hard disk, and install clean to that;

later, attach the old drive in the case to the laptop and copy your data

over.

 

HTH

-pk