BSOD 7B with new hardware - beyond common answers?

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I've tried to spell this out in case a solution is found to this issue
and someone needs the info later. Let's find a solution!

I've migrated a hard drive from an old mobo with a P2 to an MSI
865PE-Neo2LS with a P4. Not surprisingly I'm getting BSOD 7B
(inaccessible boot device) when trying to boot WinXP even in Safe mode
at MUP.SYS. Linux in another partition comes up without a problem
(well, the keyboard and mouse stop working when X11 comes up but I'll
work that out). I've turned off hyperthreading, onboard audio, and
switched IDE mode from Legacy to Native in BIOS, not sure if there is
anything else to do there. I've disconnected CD and DVD drives,
removed one of 2 512MB DDRAMs, and even pulled the mouse. The only
card in the system was AGP video and I replaced that with PCI with
same results. The system hardware is at absolute minimum. I don't
know if the issue is with the chipset, IDE controller, etc. The
common solution, outside of doing a full re-install, is to use the
Repair option when booting from a WinXP CD/DVD but from checking
around that doesn't seem to be "the" 100% solution.

I think I can put this hd back into the old config and load necessary
drivers, if I just knew how or which drivers to load. The question
is: which option is the least painful and/or has the best chance of
success? Loading MSI drivers in the OS when it's running on another
board could have issues, no? I really want to avoid trying to load a
special HAL or NtOsKrnl. I don't believe MUP.SYS is corrupt because I
have two partitions that behave identically. Note, this is not OEM,
this is my MSDN development install, so the KB notes at MS for OEM do
not apply.

For those who have suggested the Repair option, I see some caution
about trying to protect the My Documents folder. Has anyone really
lost My Documents when using the Repair option?

Thanks for your time!
 
Hi,

You need to perform a repair install of XP after changing
the mobo, chipsets, and CPU, etc.
I have done several repair install for my friends XP
machine without any problems. However, there is no 100%
risk free, for instant, a power interruption during the
repair stage would be a disaster.
If the data files is invaluable for you, I would suggest
you to attach the old drive to the old machine then
backup all the data files to another new harddisk before
the repair installation.

Peter
 
The reason that you get the STOP 0x7B when using the new motherboard is most
likely because the chipset for the IDE controller is different, and is
incompatible with the previously installed driver. I have seen this caused
by 3rd-party software (more specifically backup software with open file
agents), but I doubt in your case.

Sometimes you can pre-install the new IDE controller driver before shutting
down and replacing the hardware, but it depends. If the new motherboard
comes with a IDE Controller either on floppy or CD, you can install it then.

It all comes down to how different the new motherboard's architecture is
compared to the original. The OS is built around the original machine's
motherboard, IDE bus and controller paths, etc. If all the hardware that's
fundamental to the machine is changed, XP can't boot as it can't recognize
any PnP devices properly. Which is why you have to perform the in-place
upgrade (repair) install. Doing this re-enumerates and rebuilds the PnP
device tree, HAL, etc.

315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=315341

--
Doug Allen
Windows 2000 MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise NT4/Win2k/XP/Win2k3 Setup Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
Thanks guys. I agree that the issue seems to be with the difference
between the old and new mobo's. I cross-posted to the MSI group
hoping that someone there would be able to suggest a confirmed method
of loading MSI drivers over another mobo before migration, no luck
yet. Would I go to Add New Hardware? If I install MSI drivers over
the old mobo (Tyan Tiger 2) and then try to reboot, I'm fairly certain
I'll get a 7b there too. Is it reasonable to assume that after
installing the drivers the system would be able to boot off the new
mobo?

Because there could be some data loss I think I'll try to build a new
OS in another partition, move everything over and make backups, then
try the Repair install just to see how harmless/harmful it is. This
will take a few days and I'll report back here when done.

Suggestions for insuring data integrity during a Repair are still
welcome.

Thanks again.
 
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