[blake.1339]

I have a Compact Evo N015v laptop and when I turn it on, I get an error message.

A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME

Technical information:
***STOP: 0x00000ED (0x82765900,0xc000032,0x00000000,0x00000000)

I have turned the computer off and tried to boot in safe mode, same result.

I have also tried to boot using the XP CD but the computer will not boot from it.

I have checked the BIOS and the CD drive is listed first. I can hear it start to spin, but nothing happens.

I do not have a recovery disk, and tried to make one, but it also failed.

Any assistance would be great.

Thank you

[JeffM]

It means that your HDD is screwed up. you need to take it back (if it's under warranty) or buy a new drive

[blake.1339]

It s not under warranty. Got the computer second hand. Worked great for a while.

Don't want to give up that easy. There must be something I can do to fix it.