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Q137860: STOP Msg: 0x0000007B Installing Windows NT on HP Vectra XU/XUC

Article: Q137860
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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.

Additional query words: trap 0x7b blue hang

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Version           : 3.50 3.51

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