STOP Msg: 0x0000007B Installing Windows NT on HP Vectra XU/XUC (137860)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q137860

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51 on a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Vectra XU/XUC P5 Pentium-based computer using an on-board AMD SCSI controller, the following STOP Message appears after Setup completes the mass storage device detection and reboots your computer:
STOP: 0x0000007B
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem:
  1. Ensure the BIOS version of your Vectra computer is 5.08 or above. If it is not, contact HP Vectra DeskTop Support at (970) 635-1000 for a BIOS update.
  2. Obtain VJS2NIUS.EXE, which contains a new AMD SCSI controller driver AMSINT.SYS, from the HP Bulletin Board Service at (208) 344-1691 or HP's web site at http://www.hp.com. Extract VJS2NIUS.EXE on another computer.
  3. Run Windows NT Setup by typing the following (which creates the Windows NT Setup floppy disks):

    WINNT /OX

    -or-

    WINNT32 /OX
  4. Replace the AMSINT.SYS driver on the third Windows NT Setup floppy disk with the SCSI driver obtained from HP (Step 2 above).
  5. Continue Windows NT Setup.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/16/2003
Keywords:KB137860
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