[win2kforum] Re: Inaccessible Boot Device
- From: "Jacques Fiorentino" <jacques@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <win2kforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 10:31:17 -0700
Not to panic, but I though I'd send you this alert I received yesterday. It
probably has nothing to do with it, but I thought I'd make you aware of it:
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INFOWORLD ALERT: SECURITY ALERT
========================================================
Wednesday, April 25, 2001
CHERNOBYL TO HIT AGAIN THURSDAY
April 25, 2001 03:17 PM
CHERNOBYL, A 3-YEAR-OLD virus that devastated thousands
of computers worldwide when it first hit in 1999, is
set to become active again Thursday, according to
anti-virus company Trend Micro. The virus, officially
called CIH but better known by its more incendiary
moniker, is triggered every April 26.
For Full Story:
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/25/010425hnchern.xml?0425aler
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rosilyn Carroll" <rcarroll@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <win2kforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 9:41 AM
Subject: [win2kforum] Inaccessible Boot Device
>
> Hi All
>
> I have a problem with a machine which I am unable to boot and any ideas to
> resolve would be v.grateful.
>
> Machine: Compaq 3500
> OS: W2K SP1
> File system: NTFS
> System dir: C:\winnt
>
>
> Error Message on boot = Inaccessible Boot Device - Please run CHKDSk
>
> Solutions tried and failed:
>
> 1. Boot with W2K Install disk and tried to run Chkdsk.
> After loading the OS install files, error message = Unable to locate HD
> 2. Boot with W2K Install disk and tried to install OS into new partition
> After loading the OS install files, error message = Unable to locate HD
> 3. Boot with NTFS Dos Disk
> Am able to read all dirs except %system%
> I can access this dir but when I try to list the files, nothing appears
> 4. Boot with ghost Boot disk to take image off machine
> Falls over straight away (err msg - unable to read boot sector)
> 5. Boot with Imagecast boot disk and tried to burn off image
> Falls over after about 15 mins... timeout errors - have increased the
> timeout but still falls over.
> 6. Removed HD and placed into identical machine - same error msg as 1
> 7. Tried all troubleshooting options built in to W2K at boot - all have
> failed. Do not have the Recovery Console installed and am unable to
install
> it.
>
> I have not tried going in with a boot disk and running fdisk or format as
> there is data on here I have to retrieve and there is no backup. If any
one
> knows of any utils which maybe worth trying please let me know - thanks
> v.much in advance....
>
> Rosilyn Carroll
>
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