boot problem

[jiggxaw]

my Compaq C573TU fails to boot up. whenever i open my laptop the windows xp animated progress bar won't even complete and a blue screen with the error codes 0x0000007B (0XF889C528,0XC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000). it seems the system cannot detect my hard drive. i have tried to reseat the memory module and hard drive but the same problem happens.

[Huffer]

This can be caused  by a corrupted file structure on the hard drive. It can often be fixed by booting the  system from a windows PE  disk.  Just Google Bart's PE  and you will find a free download  of a program to make such a disk. When you boot to the Barts disk, you can run chkdsk C: /f to repair the file structure and restore booting.  If you have Vista, you can download a Vista boot repair disk which can also restore booting. Good luck.

Message Edited by Huffer on 02-13-2009 09:28 PM

[jiggxaw]

i have downloaded the PE but there's an error in the source path. could have i missed something or there is something i should have aside from the builder?

[jiggxaw]

didn't try the PE thing... i just disabled the Native SATA on the BIOS. i was able 2 reinstall windows on the 1 partition (C: 10GB) but still can't see the 2nd partition (50GB)... ??

[Huffer]

I still think you have a problem with the hard drive. If you can do so, and can afford to lose your data, I think you should nuke it (low level format or zero fill). The best tool to do that is dban (derik's boot and nuke) which is also a free download.

http://www.dban.org

switching off native sata would not do anything to fix the underlying problem with the drive. You can also try going into disk management in the management console...right click on my computer and pick manage. See if the system is seeing the other 50 gig partition as an unknown or unformatted part of the drive.

If so you may have lost your data or it can require heroic means to rescue the data.