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More info?)
Was the original setup an upgrade from NT4? This machine is quite old (PII)
and might have had a special driver from NT4 which got migrated during
setup.
Jeff [MSFT]
"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
news:O5cRhb$oEHA.1816@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi, Alex.
>
> The most common encounter with Stop 0x7B, Inaccessible_Boot_Device, is
> during Win2K Setup. It usually happens when we are trying to install
> Win2K onto a computer using as a boot device a hard drive/controller whose
> drivers are not included on the Win2K CD-ROM. This happened a few times
> when Win2K was new (4 1/2 years ago), and more often in the years since,
> as new types of HDs (SATA, ATA133, etc.) have appeared and become popular.
> My own SCSI host adapter (Adaptec AHA-2930U2) was new when Win2K first
> arrived and I always had to use the F6 key to install its drivers from a
> floppy each time I installed or reinstalled Win2K. Drivers for this AHA
> are included on the WinXP CD-ROM, so I don't have to do that any more.
> Installing an exotic HD/controller as a secondary drive is not a problem,
> but if you plan to boot from such a drive, then you must add its drivers
> using F6 during Setup.
>
> Are you seeing Stop 7B during Setup? What kind of HD are you using as the
> BOOT DEVICE?
>
> If Stop 7B is occurring at some time other than during Setup, please post
> back with details as to what is happening when you see this BSOD.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "alex" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:38a901c4a32f$15138e10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> ntoskrnl.exe currupted. when try to repair or setup, no
>> HDD found.
>>
>> no physical damage when check in bios and scandisk. can
>> only read NTFS when boot from diskette and run ntfsdos.exe.
>>
>> can't find HDD driver for DCXA for ibm thinkpad 600E (2645-
>> 4BU).
>>
>> can any one here help?
>>
>> very frastructed for not able to find a driver and repair
>> the machine.
>>
>> thanks you,
>> alex
>
>
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