7B error at XP install

Very interesting, as I have the same exact problem with one of my machines. The only variable we have in common is the TNT2 and possibly ram.

This machine ran great with W2K advanced server.

ASUS A7M266, Duron 1 gig, 256 DDR cas2,dvd, cdrw. etc etc

I installed w98se and its been ok.

I think I'll drop in another video card to see if thats the problem

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unplug the power supply. take out the battery on the motherboard. erase setting on cmos or thoroughly clear the cmos by means of a jumper on the board. place back the battery taken out. reinstall the win xp with NTFS format.

^^ S/He isn't the one answering a thread from 2002, that's 7 years back (to save you looking for a calculator).

go into the bios and change SATA settings from AHCI to ATA
As if by magic!!!-)

Possible Resolutions:

• During I/O system initialization, the controller or driver for the startup device (typically the hard disk) might have failed to initialize the necessary hardware. File system initialization might have failed because of disk or controller failure, or because the file system did not recognize the data on the boot device.

• Repartitioning disks, adding new disks, or upgrading to a new disk controller might cause the information in the Boot.ini file, or Boot Manager, to become outdated. If this Stop message occurs after installing new disks to your system, edit the Boot.ini file or adjust the Boot Manager parameters to allow the system to start. If the error occurs after upgrading the disk controller, verify that the new hardware is functioning and correctly configured.

• Verify that the system firmware and disk controller BIOS settings are correct and that the storage device was properly installed. If you are unsure, consult your computer's documentation about restoring default firmware settings or configuring your system to auto-detect settings. If the error occurs during Windows XP Professional setup, the problem might be due to unsupported disk controller hardware. In some cases, drivers for new hardware are not in the Windows XP Professional Driver.cab library, and you need to provide additional drivers to complete the Windows XP setup successfully. If this is the case, follow the hardware manufacturer's instructions when installing drivers. Periodically check for driver and firmware updates.

• Hard disk corruption can also cause this Stop message. For more information about checking hard disk integrity, see the instructions provided in "Stop 0x00000024 or NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM" earlier in this list.

• Problems that cause 0x7B errors might also cause Stop 0xED errors. For more information about 0xED Stop messages, see "Stop 0x0000007B or INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" later in this list.