Re: Cannot install Win XP MCE OEM or Win XP Pro

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I'm not using RAID, and the settings Anna gave me are what I have tried to
use. Gigabyte and the manual that came with the mobo don't require any
drivers to be preinstalled if no RAID. I also don't have a floppy on any of
my PC's. The floppy is required if you are going to set up RAID, however.

Jim

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

cact25 wrote:
I cannot install Win XP MCE OEM or Win XP Pro on a new built PC.
Memtest86+ ran for 25+ hrs and found no errors in 4 GB Mem. Ubuntu
installed but Win install gets a stop 0x0000007B.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Didn't look up the error, eh?

Find out what controller (hard drive) needs to be loaded using the
F6 method and a floppy disk drive and/or integrated into the
Windows XP installation media of your choice using various methods.
For most a cheap USB floppy diskette drive and a floppy and a
download of the HDD controller driver is easier/faster than
integrating the driver into the Windows XP installation media.

Google "F6 during Windows XP install"...

Then Google for the motherboard you have in said system and/or go
to the manufacturer's web page (if a third tier computer like Dell,
HP, IBM, etc) and find the controller driver (if available for
Windows XP even) and use it during the install accordingly.

cact25 wrote:
As a matter of fact, I did look it up and found meaningless
information. If you can find the answer, i would really appreciate
it. I could not find it. It never gets to the point where you have
the option of F6. BartPE does the same thing. I have been in
constant contact with the tech people at Gigabyte (the mobo mfr.)
They said that their are no SATA drivers required. The didk that
comes with the mobo is used after their is an OS installed. The
BIOS is set to handle SATA in legacy or native mode. Neither works
- same STOP either way. The PC does not have a floppy. It is
strange that Linux does not have a problem with it.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
Please give the exact make/model of the motherboard. I'd like to
look at their driver page.

I believe you need to install the HDD Controller (mass storage
drivers) during the installation of Windows XP (whatever flavor)
using actually media - not recovery disks, etc. In order to do
this, you need the HDD controller (mass storage) drivers and a
floppy diskette (and drive.) You can also get the correct mass
storage (HDD controller) drivers and integrate them into your
installation media, although this is more time consuming for most.

It is *not* strange that *nix handles it - as it may have the
drivers integrated in and/or have no need of that type of access.

I never said you had a floppy - I said in order to use the F6
method of install - you will need a floppy diskette (and drive) and
for most it is easy to just get a USB cheapo for this.

If the motherboard does not have drivers that can be used during
the install of Windows XP and your installation media is good (I'd
also encourage SP2 installation media or beyond) and this is not
working for you - there are two possibilities.

1) They (the motherboard manufacturer) don't support Windows XP for
that motherboard.
2) The motherboard (some component of it) is defective.

BartPE has the same problem if you do not have the needed Mass
Storage drivers integrated (using something like
http://driverpacks.net/).

If your install is never getting to the point of choosing F6 (very
early in the install process) - then you have some serious issues
(Is the installation media modified in any way? Automated?) How
early in the process?
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html#steps
Step 5 - really soon after you press any key to boot from CD.
(
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/instxpclean1.htm
--> Third page, next twice.)

As for looking up there error - I would suggest something along the
lines of:

what is 0x0000007B during "Windows XP" installation
http://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+0x0000007B+during+%22Windows+XP%22+installation

Which might get you to:
Advanced troubleshooting for "Stop 0x0000007B" errors in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103

And/or

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/stop-0x0000007b-during-winxp-install/27252.html

Now - admittedly - I am giving you the most common issue/resolution
for this problem.
- You could have a jumper set incorrectly on your hard disk drive
(check all the hard disk drive manuals for this information.) I
find this unlikely. - You could have a bad hard disk drive
(download/utilize the hard disk drive manufacturer's diagnostics to
determine this.) I find this plausible - but only a check will
prove either way. ( Yeah yeah - I know - linux installs. I am sure
Windows 98SE would too - not everything is as picky as Windows XP.
;-) ) - You might benefit from using the hard drive manufacturer's
utility to zero-write the drive - getting rid of all old
information on it so you actually start with a clean slate (MBR).

That's where you are at. Let us know where you go

cact25 wrote:
The mobo is a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R.

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=3013
and the memory is Corsair CM2x1024-6400
http://www.corsair.com/_datasheets/CM2X1024-6400.pdf
The case is a Raidmax Smilodon 500W
http://www.raidmax.com/httpdocs/main.htm
The CPU is an Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo.

HTH

Not me you are trying to help - it's you. ;-) Thanks for the sentiment
though.

I see Anna replied with some BIOS settings. Don't know if you are using any
RAID or not - but... It wouldn't hurt to use the drivers your motherboard
has supplied on the web page for the F6 method of installation...

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/Motherboard/Driver_Model.aspx?ProductID=2921&ost=xp#anchor_os
(SATA RAID --> Intel ICH9R/ICH10R Driver (Preinstall driver) "Note: Press F6
during Windows* setup to read from floppy. (For non-VISTA operating
systems)"

As I said - won't hurt to try it - might fix everything in fact. Maybe the
zero-write would to (for the MBR - little overkill, but...)

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html



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