I keep getting a blue screen saying :Unmountable_boot_volume and then ***Stop: 0x000000ED (0x81F489E0, 0x000009A, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)\n  I have even tried putting in the recovery disk, and it acts like it cant read it. It is a laptop Toshiba Satellite 1955-S803.
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You have to set your computer to actually boot to the disc. It won't automatcially read the disc.\n\nTo do this, while your computer is booting up, it should show you what button to press to enter BIOS (the button is different depending on who made the computer). Press this, and navigate yourself to your boot order, and tell it to boot from the CD.\n\nSome computers (some Dells, for example), will have a "One-time boot" option, which is more effective, as you don't have to change boot orders again.\n\nThis should help you out.
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if it was already installed, such as (oem), and you have no start up disk, I`m afraid you have a problem.\nIf you bought it secondhand, (try to contact seller), or new, (contact seller), dont fancy your chances though.\ngood luck.
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Stick the disk in \n\nturn on the computer press f12\n\ngo to boot from cd \n\npress key quickly \n\nand it will take you through a reinstall just dont press repair. \n\nmake sure you put in your drivers disk afterwards otherwise things wont work
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Hmm, this could be any number of problems.\n\nYour best bet is to get someone experienced to take a little look. They will know what the problem is and how to fix it.\n\nIt doesn't necessarily mean that your hard drive is damaged or needs replacing - It could be something like a damaged partition table (which means you lost your files, but the drive is physically still usable). Or it could be bad sectors, a damaged MBR (easily repaired with 'fdisk /mbr' or anything else.\n\nDon't worry just yet. See what an expert has to say...\n\nJ
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if this is a win 98 system . boot up in dos or with a boot disk get to the dos prompt type  get to the root directory and type Fdisk/MBR , might work not guarenteed . depends on damage .Oops a little more info. sorry had to go. but anyway after enter this command you will not see anysignificant activity . just reboot again...hopefully fdisk will have fixed the problem and you wont have to worry about file recovery.
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I suspect the bios battery has gone dead.  I would look on ebay and find one and replace it.  If it still does not boot the IBM iSeries are getting rather old, so it might be time to retire it?  If you have an attachement and stuff on the laptop you need to retrieve you can go to local laptop service center and for a $60+ diagnosis fee they will tell you what is wrong and how much to repair.  Should you repair it they will usually apply the diagnosis fee to the repair costs.
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What I would do is re-install Windows and all your software on the new HD and slave your current crashed HD without formatting see if you can recover any data from it.  Here are instructions on HD installation. http://www.basichardware.com/HowTo_Install_Hard_Drive.html
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unlikly to be a driver issue..\n\nHit\n\nStart/Run/diskmgmt.msc\n\nSelect mass storage device/removable media \n\nright click\nchange driver letter and paths\nselect something other than what its currently set to\nselect ok\napply on the message\nthere you go.....
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Try using your mother floppy...LOL only joking.  go to www.bootdisk.com then download the bootdisk maker and create bootable floppy's.  NOTE: This is only a boot disk and not the actual windows installation cd.
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if it's the hardDisk pasword, You're stuffed! I don't think you can install a new Hd either!\nIf its just the power on password, hold F8 while booting up and reset it in the Bios.
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check your your jumper settings and the IDE cable.\n\nBut here are the drivers.\nhttp://www.driversplanet.com/cdrwdvd/Toshiba/SD-M1712/drivers.aspx?model=23078\n\nDirect download link.\nhttp://www.driversplanet.com/go.aspx?id=41439
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Yes, you should be able to use it.  If its down, what is happening when you try to use it?  That would help.  Is it not recognizing the disk, it could be a bad disk or trouble with the drivers,try adding more detail.
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Unfortunately it means that your hard disk is dead. Better take the laptop back to the shop. Data is hardly ever recoverable.
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When the computer is booting up press delete until you go into a blue screen with writings. Thats your BIOS. In the second option look for boot sequence. Have your computer boot from cdrom as the first device. Then you should be able to boot from the cd. I dont know exactly what you are trying to do but thats how you do it. Maybe you trying to re-install windows? Well, anyways thats how you do it.\n\nGood Luck
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try going to start >run and type in this excatly SFC /SCANNOW that is sfc space/scannow.let it do a systom file check..if it ask for the windows recovery cd insert it into the cd rom
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I've had this problem before. Don't worry, it can be fixed. Just start up the computer and open up the BIOS (press DELETE repeatidly until a blue screen pops up). Look around for the start up devices. It should say something like First Boot Device, Second Boot Device, etc, etc. The First Boot Device will be your Floppy Drive. Use the down-arrow key to highlight the Floppy Drive and press ENTER until it changes to CD-ROM. You're first boot will now be the CD-ROM. Exit the BIOS (ESC Key) and SAVE the changes. \n\nPut the XP CD in the drive and it will boot up using the CD. When the Welcome to Setup screen appears, press R to select the repair option. At the command prompt, on the drive where Windows is installed (Should be drive 1 so type 1 and hit enter), type chkdsk /r, and then press ENTER. At the command prompt, type exit, and then press ENTER to restart your computer. Change your First Boot Device back to the floppy and exit. Boot up windows. If you get the same error, do it ALL over again except when it comes time to type "CHKDSK /r" type in fixboot instead. This should work. \n\nWhen you get windows up, make sure system restor is turned on. Right-click on My Computer, select the System Restore Tab, and make sure it is turned on. After you shut it down again, it should boot just fine. If it doesn't, just keep rebooting it. Eventually it will start. After about a week, you should be fine. I've done this before so I will never forget how to do it. Good Luck.
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I'd hate to provide the alternative of installing it from the HP Recovery Console, but I think that would be the best idea. It sounds like there could be drivers and options in the disc that could be missing from your system, but I can't really tell what they would be without being able to deal with your system (And I'm pretty new to HP myself, so I probably still wouldn't know.) I know it's annoying since they load a bunch of crap from the factory back on the system, but I think it might be the safest way to restore your system back to working condition.\n\nMaybe someone else has a suggestion of how to get it done without doing this?