Unable to figure out blue screen error

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Homer Jay

I recently installed XP Pro onto a Compaq PC and have since been unable to
boot to Windows. I get a blue screen with the following stop code :
*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF8A80528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

And some information about running chkdsk/f and hard drive controllers. Its
a clean XP install, so far I have tried the following and am still nowhere
closer to getting into Windows (either in normal or safe mode).

Tried the HD in another PC, Windows loaded fine, so not a hard drive
problem.
Tried another HD in the original PC, same BSOD.
Tried disconnecting everything but HD and graphics card (no onboard
graphics) same BSOD.
Tried a different graphics card, same BSOD.
Ran Memtest, no problems.
Tried different HD cables (IDE cable, not SATA), same BSOD.
Removed MB battery, same BSOD.
Tried both Primary / Secondary IDE channels, same BSOD.

I am at a loss as to what to try here, any suggestions?

Thanks.
 
Homer Jay wrote:
> I recently installed XP Pro onto a Compaq PC and have since been unable to
> boot to Windows. I get a blue screen with the following stop code :
> *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF8A80528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
>
> And some information about running chkdsk/f and hard drive controllers. Its
> a clean XP install, so far I have tried the following and am still nowhere
> closer to getting into Windows (either in normal or safe mode).
>
> Tried the HD in another PC, Windows loaded fine, so not a hard drive
> problem.
> Tried another HD in the original PC, same BSOD.
> Tried disconnecting everything but HD and graphics card (no onboard
> graphics) same BSOD.
> Tried a different graphics card, same BSOD.
> Ran Memtest, no problems.
> Tried different HD cables (IDE cable, not SATA), same BSOD.
> Removed MB battery, same BSOD.
> Tried both Primary / Secondary IDE channels, same BSOD.
>
> I am at a loss as to what to try here, any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

http://aumha.org/a/stop.php#0x7b

I wonder if the disk interface used, needed a driver installed via F6 ?
What chipset does the motherboard use ?

Alternate OSes that might work, would be a Knoppix (knopper.net) or a
Ubuntu LiveCD (ubuntu.com). You download a 700MB ISO, butn a CD
with it, and then boot with the CD. No hard drive is needed, and nothing
gets installed. That will at least give you a command prompt, and
an opportunity to see what the hardware consists of. I don't use
them regularly, but the CDs do make a convenient way to boot into
an alternate OS, should the need arise. It is better than a dead
computer :-) All it needs is enough RAM to hold temp files etc.
On Knoppix, there is even an option to copy the CD into system
RAM - then you can eject the CD. At that point, you can have a
computer with no rotating media at all. But to be comfortable,
that option works best with 1.5GB of RAM. Less RAM is needed if
you keep the CD in the drive (any programs executed will be
decompressed off the CD and then run). For example, you can web
surf for an answer to your Windows computer problem, while running
one of those distro CDs, then reboot into Windows to try to fix it.
It allows repair opportunities if you only have one computer, and
a network connection.

Paul
 
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fbjphn$srh$1@aioe.org...
> Homer Jay wrote:
>> I recently installed XP Pro onto a Compaq PC and have since been unable
>> to boot to Windows. I get a blue screen with the following stop code :
>> *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF8A80528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
>>
>> And some information about running chkdsk/f and hard drive controllers.
>> Its a clean XP install, so far I have tried the following and am still
>> nowhere closer to getting into Windows (either in normal or safe mode).
>>
>> Tried the HD in another PC, Windows loaded fine, so not a hard drive
>> problem.
>> Tried another HD in the original PC, same BSOD.
>> Tried disconnecting everything but HD and graphics card (no onboard
>> graphics) same BSOD.
>> Tried a different graphics card, same BSOD.
>> Ran Memtest, no problems.
>> Tried different HD cables (IDE cable, not SATA), same BSOD.
>> Removed MB battery, same BSOD.
>> Tried both Primary / Secondary IDE channels, same BSOD.
>>
>> I am at a loss as to what to try here, any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> http://aumha.org/a/stop.php#0x7b
>
> I wonder if the disk interface used, needed a driver installed via F6 ?
> What chipset does the motherboard use ?
>

I don't know the exact motherboard model off hand, but its an ASUS and uses
the nForce3 150 chipset.
 
"Homer Jay" <someoneelse@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fbjphn$srh$1@aioe.org...
>> Homer Jay wrote:
>>> I recently installed XP Pro onto a Compaq PC and have since been unable
>>> to boot to Windows. I get a blue screen with the following stop code :
>>> *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF8A80528, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
>>>
>>> And some information about running chkdsk/f and hard drive controllers.
>>> Its a clean XP install, so far I have tried the following and am still
>>> nowhere closer to getting into Windows (either in normal or safe mode).
>>>
>>> Tried the HD in another PC, Windows loaded fine, so not a hard drive
>>> problem.
>>> Tried another HD in the original PC, same BSOD.
>>> Tried disconnecting everything but HD and graphics card (no onboard
>>> graphics) same BSOD.
>>> Tried a different graphics card, same BSOD.
>>> Ran Memtest, no problems.
>>> Tried different HD cables (IDE cable, not SATA), same BSOD.
>>> Removed MB battery, same BSOD.
>>> Tried both Primary / Secondary IDE channels, same BSOD.
>>>
>>> I am at a loss as to what to try here, any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> http://aumha.org/a/stop.php#0x7b
>>
>> I wonder if the disk interface used, needed a driver installed via F6 ?
>> What chipset does the motherboard use ?
>>
>
> I don't know the exact motherboard model off hand, but its an ASUS and
> uses the nForce3 150 chipset.

Just checked and it is an ASUS K8N8X-LA.
 
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