Error: STOP 0x0000007B

Hi.

I am trying to fix my dad's Lenovo SL400. I have tried replacing different HD but when I boot a XP cd.. half way during the initial install i get "Error: STOP 0x0000007B" error. My dad always ends up hosing his computer with viruses and from my search this seems to be affect his computer. I am not sure what he did but it appears as something happen to his computer (BIOS?)? At first I tried formating his HD with same results. I also tried replacing a different HD and I still get the same error.

Could someone direct me to fixing this? I do not know how to wipe the BIOS or how to fix this as I am unable to boot a new OS. I suspect it is something to do with BIOS as I have changed HDs with no luck.

Thanks for any help as my dad really likes to DL questionable programs. Arrgh.

 

Try updating the BIOS. If that doesn’t do it, this is likely the result of Windows XP not understanding how to access a modern HD via AHCI. The easiest way to get around this is to go into the BIOS and configure your controller to use Legacy IDE instead of AHCI. This will reduce performance, but should get XP installed. However, the PREFERRED way to get around this is to not use a legacy OS like Windows XP—and install a modern OS that natively supports AHCI in the installer, like Windows 7. Once you’ve made the decision to forgo the less secure XP, and use the more secure Windows 7, you can also configure a non-Administrative account for your father—and be fairly confident a virus will do little harm to his “new,” more secure, machine/OS.