STOP 0x7B = INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE Look at the next set of parameters, it might tell you what it what it's looking for. However BIOS settings and fan speeds are unlikely to be the issue.
What OS are you using? You can do a startup repair in Windows 7 or a Repair install in XP. I can't remember what option Vista gave you. If it's not ahardware issue, you might just need to put the necessary Windows boot files back (or repair the MBR or something) Cheers Ken From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Keogh Sent: Friday, 16 July 2010 3:10 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: [OT] XP STOP 0x0000007B Folks, a friend's PC gave him some kind of "CPU Fan fault" error when it was booting, from then on Windows dies at the blue screen with STOP code 0x0000007B. Lord knows how these two things are related, or if it's just a coincidence, but in any case I was searching for way of coaxing Windows into life. Web searches so far indicate that my changes are zero to nothing. I've reseated the plugs and fiddled with BIOS Settings and set Fan Speed to Ignored but it makes no difference. I was looking for a way of settings the BIOS to safe defaults but it doesn't seem to have one. Anyway, before I format and reinstall I thought I'd ask first if anyone has ideas on defeating the dreaded BSOD 7B. Cheers, Greg
