Partmgr.sys

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 09:18:58 AM

Hi guys,

When I try to boot my laptop I get a message saying Primary Disk 0 not found.
If I try to boot from CD it acts as if I am installing windows on a new HD but then hangs and gives me BSOD with the message

PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA

STOP: 0x00000050

Partmgr.sys - Address F7AED4AB base at F7AEB0000, Datestamp 00000000

I have tried googling but it seems lots of people have this problem for lots of different reasons.

Any ideas?

OldBloke · February 23, 2009, 09:29:30 AM

Boot into BIOS and see if the HDD is present. If not, check the connections (assuming you have HDD access on your laptop that doesn't involve taking it apart).

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 09:44:16 AM

Quote from: OldBloke;265335Boot into BIOS and see if the HDD is present. If not, check the connections (assuming you have HDD access on your laptop that doesn't involve taking it apart).

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Primary Hard Drive: 40GB

This time the windows install got further without BSOD but I get the message

"Setup did not find any hard drives installed in your computer"

Anonymous · February 23, 2009, 10:39:31 AM

sounds like you might have to install the necessary drivers for the disk controller - you should be able to get them from laptop manufacturer website

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 10:52:31 AM

Quote from: BlueBall;265343sounds like you might have to install the necessary drivers for the disk controller - you should be able to get them from laptop manufacturer website

How do I install these things if I can not get anywhere?

delanvital · February 23, 2009, 11:00:52 AM

I would do a memtest if I were you

OldBloke · February 23, 2009, 11:05:30 AM

Try resetting your BIOS to default settings.

Anonymous · February 23, 2009, 11:09:05 AM

Quote from: Zootoxin;265346How do I install these things if I can not get anywhere?

If installing XP it should say press F6 to install additional drivers, with Vista there is a button to press on one of the screens (cant remember which screen)

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 11:49:52 AM

Update : if I boot ubuntu via cd I can see the partitions but can not access them due to permissions.

This makes me think the HD is ok.

delanvital · February 23, 2009, 11:59:39 AM

Quote from: Zootoxin;265357Update : if I boot ubuntu via cd I can see the partitions but can not access them due to permissions.

This makes me think the HD is ok.

Aye you have lost the boot area, which can happen with faulty RAM.

sulky_uk · February 23, 2009, 01:03:20 PM

im sure there is a "fixmbr" command in the xp repair console to fix the boot sector

might be worth a shot

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 01:16:58 PM

Cant get anywhere near the cmd

Anonymous · February 23, 2009, 01:32:22 PM

Quote from: Zootoxin;265374Cant get anywhere near the cmd

boot from CD and select repair then you should be able to get an admin console up.

Zootoxin · February 23, 2009, 01:34:36 PM

Quote from: BlueBall;265376boot from CD and select repair then you should be able to get an admin console up.

Ah just can't do it captain! - All I get is the message saying no primary drive

delanvital · February 23, 2009, 02:30:25 PM

Quote from: Zootoxin;265377Ah just can't do it captain! - All I get is the message saying no primary drive

Does the drive show up in bios? Or is that gone now as well?