Windows XP reboots continuously

[R_ACE1]

I have tried to install ntldr and ntdetect.com into the c drive, but would not copy, I could not even run a dir from that drive it said "An error occured during directory enumeration (possibly a bad hardrive???). I then tried into a d drive, ntldr copied but ntdetect.com could not.

If a HDD has two or three drive (one of them maybe a recovery drive) how could I run windows from that drive?

This HDD does have some important files he would like saved. Is it possible with this current situation???

His laptop stats:

HP Pavilion dv6000
Windows Media Center
C drive
F drive <Windows>
D drive


Any or all informaion is very appreciatied
Thank you...


**Updated Information**
I was able to capture the BSoD and is says "Unmountable_Boot_Volume"

 

[R_ACE1]

This is what I found:


CAUSE
Because of the write-pattern optimization in IDE disk drives, the caching routines sometimes write data out of order to keep drive write speeds at the fastest possible level depending on where data is located on the disk. This opens a timing window where the NTFS disk system could have critical tables damaged if a write is not finished. Microsoft has recommended in the past that caching on IDE drives be turned off on programs with somewhat critical data that is stored on the disk or for situations that allow the slight drop in overall speed. Programs with critical data may need to use SCSI drives, which have better control of data transactions.