Troubleshooting BSOD 0x0000007B

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Troubleshooting BSOD 0x0000007B

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BSOD 7B is highly related to hard drive, repair is easy but would take time.

I received yet another request from a friend to fix his laptop experiencing STOP: 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.

So here is how I fixed it.
1. Disable automatic restart on system failure.
Start the computer to see the error. I was not able to see the error clearly because it just flashes the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error for about half second then automatically reboot the computer so I had to use “disable automatically restart on system failure” options to see the error. I’ve done this by tapping F8 key while Windows is booting. This is one of the advanced options available. Computer will automatically reboot upon selecting this option.

2. Meet STOP: 0x0000007B
After performing step 1, then was able to see the error message. Knowing the error has something to do with the hard drive then I decided to use recovery console to try to fix hard drive.

3. Recovery console and CHKDSK /R
After logging-in to the console then I issued the command CHKDSK /R which means “Check a disk and displays a status report.” Including “/R” means “Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information” This process takes almost 1 hour to do the repair and recovery.

4. Exit Recovery console
After performing step 3 then I issued command “Exit” this will restart the computer and that completes the magic.

That is the straight forward process now I am adding some more details below for complete information. This BSOD may also be the result of the following:

1. Boot-Sector Viruses - If the problem is intermittent and you can start Windows, check your computer for viruses.

2. Device Driver Issue - Windows XP requires a miniport driver to communicate with the hard disk controller that is used to start your computer. If Windows XP does not supply a device driver for your controller or if Windows XP is using a corrupted or incompatible driver, you must replace the driver with a valid copy that is compatible with your controller and Windows XP. Following scenario may also cause this error:
 A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.
 A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.
 Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.

This issue may also be easily fix by using Windows Driver tool

3. Hardware Issues - f there is a resource conflict between the boot controller and another controller or between SCSI devices.
 If an IRQ or I/O port address conflict exists between the boot controller and another controller, Windows XP either stops responding (hangs) or displays a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. If you recently added new hardware, remove the new hardware or reconfigure it so that it does not conflict with the resources of any other installed controllers.
 If you are using a SCSI hard disk, check the SCSI chain for correct termination. Remove any unused SCSI devices or make sure that each SCSI ID is unique.
 Make sure that drive translation is turned on (if it is required) and that it has not been changed.

4. Other Possible Causes.
 The boot volume is corrupted and cannot be initiated by Windows XP. If the file system is corrupted and if Windows XP cannot initiate the boot volume during the startup process, either move the drive to another computer that is running Windows XP and run the chkdsk command on that drive or try to create a parallel installation of Windows XP on the drive (in a separate folder). The Windows XP Setup program checks the integrity of the volume before it copies files, and it may fix some problems in the process.
 You are installing Windows XP on a mirrored boot partition that was created by Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Windows XP does not support Windows NT 4.0 Ftdisk volume sets. If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000, you must convert all Ftdisk volume sets to dynamic volumes before you upgrade to Windows XP. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, break any mirrors and back up all the data on the stripe, the RAID5, or the extended volume sets before you upgrade to Windows XP. Ftdisk sets might not be accessible after the upgrade.

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<h1>Troubleshooting BSOD 0x0000007B</h1> Author: <a href='http://www.articleseen.com/profile_Jaydee M..aspx'>Jaydee M.</a> I received yet another request from a friend to fix his laptop experiencing STOP: 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.

So here is how I fixed it.
1. Disable automatic restart on system failure. 
Start the computer to see the error. I was not able to see the error clearly because it just flashes the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error for about half second then automatically reboot the computer so I had to use “disable automatically restart on system failure” options to see the error. I’ve done this by tapping F8 key while Windows is booting. This is one of the advanced options available. Computer will automatically reboot upon selecting this option.

2. Meet STOP: 0x0000007B
After performing step 1, then was able to see the error message. Knowing the error has something to do with the hard drive then I decided to use recovery console to try to fix hard drive.

3. Recovery console and CHKDSK /R
After logging-in to the console then I issued the command CHKDSK /R which means “Check a disk and displays a status report.” Including “/R” means “Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information” This process takes almost 1 hour to do the repair and recovery.

4. Exit Recovery console
After performing step 3 then I issued command “Exit” this will restart the computer and that completes the magic.

That is the straight forward process now I am adding some more details below for complete information. This BSOD may also be the result of the following:

1. Boot-Sector Viruses - If the problem is intermittent and you can start Windows, check your computer for viruses.

2. Device Driver Issue - Windows XP requires a miniport driver to communicate with the hard disk controller that is used to start your computer. If Windows XP does not supply a device driver for your controller or if Windows XP is using a corrupted or incompatible driver, you must replace the driver with a valid copy that is compatible with your controller and Windows XP. Following scenario may also cause this error:
	A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.
	A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.
	Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.

This issue may also be easily fix by using Windows Driver tool

3. Hardware Issues - f there is a resource conflict between the boot controller and another controller or between SCSI devices.
	If an IRQ or I/O port address conflict exists between the boot controller and another controller, Windows XP either stops responding (hangs) or displays a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. If you recently added new hardware, remove the new hardware or reconfigure it so that it does not conflict with the resources of any other installed controllers.
	If you are using a SCSI hard disk, check the SCSI chain for correct termination. Remove any unused SCSI devices or make sure that each SCSI ID is unique.
	Make sure that drive translation is turned on (if it is required) and that it has not been changed.

4. Other Possible Causes.
	The boot volume is corrupted and cannot be initiated by Windows XP. If the file system is corrupted and if Windows XP cannot initiate the boot volume during the startup process, either move the drive to another computer that is running Windows XP and run the chkdsk command on that drive or try to create a parallel installation of Windows XP on the drive (in a separate folder). The Windows XP Setup program checks the integrity of the volume before it copies files, and it may fix some problems in the process.
	You are installing Windows XP on a mirrored boot partition that was created by Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Windows XP does not support Windows NT 4.0 Ftdisk volume sets. If you are running Microsoft Windows 2000, you must convert all Ftdisk volume sets to dynamic volumes before you upgrade to Windows XP. If you are running Windows NT 4.0, break any mirrors and back up all the data on the stripe, the RAID5, or the extended volume sets before you upgrade to Windows XP. Ftdisk sets might not be accessible after the upgrade.

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