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Q125746: Stop 7B When Installing Windows NT 3.5 On AST Bravo LC 486/33

Article: Q125746
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to install Windows NT version 3.5 on an AST Bravo LC 486/33,
the following STOP message appears after Setup completes the mass storage device
detection and reboots the computer (after the third Setup disk):

  STOP: 0x0000007B
  INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

CAUSE
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This problem can occur when:

- The AST Bravo LC 486/33 computer has a BIOS revision earlier than 2.01.

  -or-

- The AST Bravo computer uses an IBM blue lightning processor.

RESOLUTION
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If your AST Bravo does not use an IBM blue lightning processor, you can correct
this problem by contacting AST End-User Customer Support at (800) 727-1278 and
obtaining the latest BIOS revision for the AST computer (part number
237874-006).

AST Bravo computers with IBM blue lightning processors are not supported.

Bravo LC 486/33 is manufactured by AST, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we
make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt trap 0x7b 0x07b blue screen disk 9

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search

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