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Q172773: Problems Using LS/120 Floppy Disk Drive with Windows NT Setup

Article: Q172773
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINDOWS NT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are trying to install Windows NT, you may experience any of the
following symptoms:

- When you boot from the installation disks, the following error message may be
  displayed when disk 2 is inserted:

  Stop 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device
  (0xFF109C50, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

- When you are attempting to create a set of installation disks using the WINNT
  /ox or WINNT32 /ox command, the following error message may be displayed:

  This floppy disk is not formatted as high-density, not formatted with a
  standard Windows NT or MS-DOS format, or is corrupted. Setup is unable to use
  this disk.

CAUSE
=====

You are using a LS/120-type floppy disk drive.

RESOLUTION
==========

To work around this issue, install Windows NT Workstation with the /b switch.
This causes Windows NT Workstation Setup to run without requiring the
installation disks.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q126690 Windows NT 4.0 Setup Troubleshooting Guide

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: LS 120 LS-120 7B STOP7B 0x7B

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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : WINDOWS NT:4.0

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