Poofed for a few...

[kuroari]

Having an ugly time installing my new motherboard so out of game for a few days till i have time to sit down and get it working (i think its a problem with hardware compatibility? while windoze loads up - i get a freeze and the STOP 0x7B exception (Blue Screen of DEATH) ...yes i tried reformatting but the blue screen of death comes up even when loading up the reformat process...)

will have varying access to other comps meanwhile for forum usage 'n research.. if anyone has some handy tips - i'd appreciate it... ¬.¬ )

[acridiel]

Man, good luck!!
Wish I could help.

CU
Acridiel

[raisrev1]

Often times that is the result of bad memory when it freezes at that time, try using just your old memory, and get yer butt back in -_-

[khyle]

if anyone has some handy tips - i'd appreciate it... ¬.¬

Maybe if you would provide a little more detail, like make of board, CPU, RAM, OS, that sort of stuff... someone could actually come up with a tip?

Google brought up this page that says 0x7B means an inaccessible boot device. This might be a starting point. Are you using any unusual harddisk controllers, for example?

[xtarsia]

Having an ugly time installing my new motherboard so out of game for a few days till i have time to sit down and get it working (i think its a problem with hardware compatibility? while windoze loads up - i get a freeze and the STOP 0x7B exception (Blue Screen of DEATH) ...yes i tried reformatting but the blue screen of death comes up even when loading up the reformat process...)

will have varying access to other comps meanwhile for forum usage 'n research.. if anyone has some handy tips - i'd appreciate it... ¬.¬ )

What motherboard?
What version of windows are you useing?
what Hard drives configurations?
what graphics card?
what ram?

may be able to point you in the right direction

also if you have anything running overclocked? (shouldnt really over clock anything whilst install os+drivers)

[kuroari]

*grins* DEFINTLY not overclocked anything - i've never done it before -and- i'm not gonna do it before i've installed anything...

system specs (new ones)

intel box d975
intel 2.4 core 2 quad
corsair xmd2(?) 1gig memory (x2 sticks)


the harddrive works on another 'puter fine, and unfortunatly my memory is DDR2 the old memory i had was DDR so that doesnt match :/ .the rest of the system specs are irrelevant i think? if ya need anything else just ask

(as for bad boot sector thingamjig, the HDD worked on another comp, so my HDDs are fine)

woops Windows XP (home or pro, i have both) - ati x800 512 MB gfx card. HDDs are both internal, one hitachi? 160gigs and one samsung 400gigs. both at single-partitions (atm)

double-edit, sorry for not being around D >.<

[forever]

Just a guess but are you using a SATA CD or DVD drive?
If so try using an older ATA Drive.
Also check to see if you have the newest bios for your MB.

I had the same type of problem with the same type of MB.
Good luck, hope you get back in game soon.

[ajsuk]

Take the non-boot disk out, and a stick of RAM for starters. Swapping RAM sticks & slots to see if any are bad. If you've any other non-essential componants can drop those too for the time being.

[tigrus]

Take the non-boot disk out, and a stick of RAM for starters. Swapping RAM sticks & slots to see if any are bad. If you've any other non-essential componants can drop those too for the time being.

Nb, I have the same ram as you.
Also had the same problem. One of them are probably defect. Send them back in.

[kuroari]

Take the non-boot disk out, and a stick of RAM for starters. Swapping RAM sticks & slots to see if any are bad. If you've any other non-essential componants can drop those too for the time being.

did all that.. no good :/ ( i even tried removing BOTH HDDs O.o ...)

how can i upgrade the bios if i can't get online? (make a bootable..?)