(Resolved) Motherboard Boot Problem.

badrobot · 07-13-2007, 02:02 PM

I have recently done my yearly PC upgrade

, and got my self a new CPU, new memory, a new graphics card, and of course a new motherboard. (ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe)

The problem i'm having is that when i try to boot the pc with all the new gear installed, not suprisingly it wont boot; I get the blue screen everyone hates just before it should be going on to the user select screen with the 'STOP: (0x0000007B...)' error code.

I thought this was because my old motherboard had a VIA chipset with an Intel CPU and this one has an nforce with an AMD, and that some of the drivers and controllers where conflicting as i was using my hard drive i've been using with my old MB.

I've read that doing a system repair with the Win XP disc sometimes resolves this, so i tried doing that but when i boot from the XP disc, it detects the system configuration and gathers all the drivers ect, but just after it says Starting Windows, the screen just goes blue with nothing on it and does nothing. I've tried this with 2 hard drives and it does the same thing.

Does anyone have any suggestions of what could be causing this?

Here are my PC specs if there needed...

ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000
Nvidia Geforce 7600GT
Corsair 1Gb DDR2 800mhz
570w PSU

Thanks.

**kodi** · 07-13-2007, 02:28 PM

Did you take the hardrive out off your old computer and put in the new without formatting and reinstalling windows?
If you did it won't work because Windows is looking for all the old hardware and can't find it so it blue screens.

badrobot · 07-13-2007, 04:48 PM

Yes... I just directly replaced the drive on the new system with all data still on it.

I was hoping XP would kind of replace all the old drivers and controllers with the new nforce ones for my new MB.

How should i go about formatting then, as if i format and install xp with the old system, surely it will install all the drivers needed for the old MB which isen't much use for my new system as i've found out!

**kodi** · 07-13-2007, 06:11 PM

Set your boot order to CD first,hardrive second.
Put your XP install CD in the drive and restart your computer.
It will find the xp cd and ask you to press any key to boot from cd.
Start the install and it will give you the option to format the partition that you are going to install to (this will erase all drivers and data from your old installation)that is on that partition

badrobot · 07-15-2007, 04:24 AM

Just a quick update...

After trying everything, I found that the problem was all down to the Bios. For some strange reason it was preventing me from using the Win XP disc to repair or reinstall windows. So after i updated to the latest Bios, everything was fine and i was able to do a fresh install.

Anyway, Thanks for the help.

Sam.

07-13-2007, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
badrobot Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 22 OS: Windows XP	(Resolved) Motherboard Boot Problem. I have recently done my yearly PC upgrade , and got my self a new CPU, new memory, a new graphics card, and of course a new motherboard. (ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe) The problem i'm having is that when i try to boot the pc with all the new gear installed, not suprisingly it wont boot; I get the blue screen everyone hates just before it should be going on to the user select screen with the 'STOP: (0x0000007B...)' error code. I thought this was because my old motherboard had a VIA chipset with an Intel CPU and this one has an nforce with an AMD, and that some of the drivers and controllers where conflicting as i was using my hard drive i've been using with my old MB. I've read that doing a system repair with the Win XP disc sometimes resolves this, so i tried doing that but when i boot from the XP disc, it detects the system configuration and gathers all the drivers ect, but just after it says Starting Windows, the screen just goes blue with nothing on it and does nothing. I've tried this with 2 hard drives and it does the same thing. Does anyone have any suggestions of what could be causing this? Here are my PC specs if there needed... ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000 Nvidia Geforce 7600GT Corsair 1Gb DDR2 800mhz 570w PSU Thanks. Last edited by badrobot; 07-13-2007 at 02:13 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost - Please wait 24 hours before bumping your thread

07-13-2007, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,153 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit, Xp Pro, Windows 7-RC 64 & 32 Bit My System	Re: Motherboard Boot Problem. Did you take the hardrive out off your old computer and put in the new without formatting and reinstalling windows? If you did it won't work because Windows is looking for all the old hardware and can't find it so it blue screens. __________________ Brian

07-13-2007, 04:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
badrobot Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 22 OS: Windows XP	Re: Motherboard Boot Problem. Yes... I just directly replaced the drive on the new system with all data still on it. I was hoping XP would kind of replace all the old drivers and controllers with the new nforce ones for my new MB. How should i go about formatting then, as if i format and install xp with the old system, surely it will install all the drivers needed for the old MB which isen't much use for my new system as i've found out!

07-13-2007, 06:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,153 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 and 32bit, Xp Pro, Windows 7-RC 64 & 32 Bit My System	Re: Motherboard Boot Problem. Set your boot order to CD first,hardrive second. Put your XP install CD in the drive and restart your computer. It will find the xp cd and ask you to press any key to boot from cd. Start the install and it will give you the option to format the partition that you are going to install to (this will erase all drivers and data from your old installation)that is on that partition __________________ Brian

07-15-2007, 04:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
badrobot Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 22 OS: Windows XP	Re: Motherboard Boot Problem. Just a quick update... After trying everything, I found that the problem was all down to the Bios. For some strange reason it was preventing me from using the Win XP disc to repair or reinstall windows. So after i updated to the latest Bios, everything was fine and i was able to do a fresh install. Anyway, Thanks for the help. Sam.