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Inspiron 1501 - UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME
Start up process does not complete POST before it fails. The self diagnosis process suggests the following error message '2000-0142 O:Drive self test failed status bite = 79'. I am not a techie and should be grateful for any ideas about the cause of the problem, or suggestions about next steps to take. Thanks
As noted, the hard drive is toast. Replace it with any 2.5" 9.5 mm SATA notebook drive.
If you have not backed it up and need to recover data, purcase a 2.5" USB SATA drive enclosure ($20 or less) and mount the drive in it. Attach it to a working system to see what you can read - and copy the data to the working system's hard drive.
If you did not get a Windows DVD with the system, you can order one:
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dellcare/en/backupcd_form?c=us&l=en&s=gen&redirect=1
You might give serious consideration to purchasing a second replacement drive to mount in the case when you're done with the recovery to make backups - there are two types of hard drives; those that have failed and those that will.
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Posted May 2nd, 2009 10:00
Basically it means your hard drive has died.