Subj : WINNT ERROR
To   : Russell Tiedt
From : Lawrence Garvin
Date : Thu Apr 12 2001 12:03 pm

Russell wrote to All at 17:36 08 Apr:

 RT> Hi,

 RT> I am trying to install WINNT 4.0 on a PIII 450, 64 Meg RAM, 15 Gig
 RT> Fujitsu HDD. 

 RT> When the NT kernal boots for the first time I get the following
 RT> error. 

 RT> *** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF9013BD4,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000
 RT> INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE


 RT> Installs fine on my PI 75, with a 6 Gig Segate HDD and 32 Meg. RAM,
 RT> both are currently running WIN98SE.

 RT> Any idea how I can fix this?

Classic error, Russell.... most likely caused by your >8GB drive.

Two options, if #1 doesn't work, you'll have to use #2.

#1. Pre-partition a 2GB FAT16 partition on your 15GB drive, then run the NT 
installation again. This should get you around the glitch with the large drive.

#2. If #1 doesn't work.. then there's a KB document on the Microsoft site that 
describes using the ATAPI.SYS driver from SP4 to build a patched set of boot 
floppies that will be able to communicate with your >8GB drive.

btw... while you're building that 2GB partition, go ahead and copy the \i386 
folder from the CDROM to your hard drive and run the installation from the hard 
drive... you'll be glad you did. :-)

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