STOP: 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device

Question

I tried to install Windows 2000 on a Latitude X300 laptop but I got 'STOP: 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device' error during setup.  This happened when the 4 setup floppy disks were loaded and first started to load Windows setup.  I believe that a SCSI/controller driver, which is not included in the Windows CD/floppy, is required to load during setup but I can't find it in Dell website.  The Latitude X300 software download page doesn't seem to have it.  Please help.

DELL-Stephen S · Answer

M3M5,

Thank you for visiting the Dell Community Forum.

You may want to check out the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article and see if any of these resolutions help:

Troubleshooting Stop 0x0000007B or "0x4,0,0,0" Error
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;122926&Product=win2000

M3M5 · Answer

Thanks.  Been that url already.  I believe the Win2K CD/floppies doesn't include the mass storage device driver for the Latitude X300 and causes this problem.  I couldn't find this driver in the software download page of the Latitude X300 webpage.

Windows General

STOP: 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device

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