XP "Setup cannot access this disk" error on SATA HD; Stop Errors.

bearljensen · 08-08-2005, 06:24 AM

I am attempting to do a fresh install of XP on a fairly new machine. I have two SATA drives, which are not set up in a RAID array. My SATA bios does see the drives, but when I attempt to install XP, even after loading the appropriate 3rd party drivers for the SATA support, XP's setup returns the error: "Setup cannot access this disk".

Occasionally, with no rhyme or reason, XP will see the disks, and I have been able to copy over the installation data. However, on reboot, I receive a stop error: 0x0000007A, after which it dumps the physical memory and stalls. Regarding the stop error, my memory checked out fine, and I've taken out all hardware that I can to attempt to narrow down possible sources of the problem. Any suggestions? Could this be a MBR problem? Thanks!

More system details:
3200 Athlon XP
80 GB HD SATA Western Digital
250 GB HD Maxtor
1.25 GB DDR RAM
AGP Video MSI 128MB

**keymaker** · 08-08-2005, 09:47 AM

if you have the diagnostics utility that came with the western digital hdd then i recommend booting up with it and scanning the hdd for any errors. good luck and see if your hdd is the problem.

dai · 08-08-2005, 11:27 AM

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330100&sd=RMVP

08-08-2005, 06:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
bearljensen Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1 OS: XP Pro	XP "Setup cannot access this disk" error on SATA HD; Stop Errors. I am attempting to do a fresh install of XP on a fairly new machine. I have two SATA drives, which are not set up in a RAID array. My SATA bios does see the drives, but when I attempt to install XP, even after loading the appropriate 3rd party drivers for the SATA support, XP's setup returns the error: "Setup cannot access this disk". Occasionally, with no rhyme or reason, XP will see the disks, and I have been able to copy over the installation data. However, on reboot, I receive a stop error: 0x0000007A, after which it dumps the physical memory and stalls. Regarding the stop error, my memory checked out fine, and I've taken out all hardware that I can to attempt to narrow down possible sources of the problem. Any suggestions? Could this be a MBR problem? Thanks! More system details: 3200 Athlon XP 80 GB HD SATA Western Digital 250 GB HD Maxtor 1.25 GB DDR RAM AGP Video MSI 128MB

08-08-2005, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,609 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330100&sd=RMVP __________________

08-08-2005, 09:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	if you have the diagnostics utility that came with the western digital hdd then i recommend booting up with it and scanning the hdd for any errors. good luck and see if your hdd is the problem.