Windows XP* Setup Cannot Find Hard Drive (STOP: 0x0000007B Error) for Boards and Kits
If your Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive is set to AHCI mode in BIOS, and you install Microsoft Windows XP* without using an F6 driver, Windows setup is likely to fail. You will get a message that it cannot find any hard drives. You may also get the error "STOP: 0x0000007B".
To resolve this problem, change the drive mode in BIOS. If your SATA drive supports AHCI, you can use the F6 driver diskette during Windows XP setup.
Using the drive mode:
- During boot, enter the BIOS setup by pressing F2.
- Depending on your board, do one of the following:
- Go to the Configuration > SATA Drives menu, set Configure SATA to IDE
- Go to the Advanced > Drive Configuration menu, set ATA/IDE Mode to Native
- Press F10 to Save and Exit
Using F6:
This option is displayed in the status line and lets you use an OEM mass storage controller driver. Near the beginning of Windows Setup, Windows pauses briefly and displays the following prompt:
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.
For instructions on using F6, refer to F6 Installation Method.
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