I’m running a Dimension 4600 that gets a blue screen witn a stop code 0x0000007B (0xf7996528, 0xc0000034, ox00000000,0x00000000), no other information other than to check my hard drive etc. Can’t even boot to Safe Mode. I have run all of Dell diagnostics and do not get any errors (ran for hours, all tests, all devices).
I have checked everything (memory, pci cards, cpu, etc), nothing. I have used up to four different hard drives, and they all get the same BSOD. I know these drives are good, I can boot from them on another PC and get to the Windows XP desktop. I changed the IDE cable to the HD, nothing. I also upgraded BIOS. Since I got the same BSOD, I figure maybe the Power Supply is shot, so I replaced PSU. However, same BSOD.
I’m at a loss right now. Spke to Dell rep and he said that I need to reinstall XP with Dell’s reinstallation disk, which is directly tied to the motherboard. When I tried to reinstall XP and got to the screen where you hit start the install of XP, the keyboard does not work. I have tried multiple keybaords and they all work in DOS, so I’m blown out by this. I finally took the new HD and installed in another computer, installed Dell XP software disk, made sure the PC booted and was operational at the desktop level, transferred to the Dell Dimension 4600 and bam, BSOD. Also got my hands on another 4600 which I know works and the BSOD appears when I use the newly formatted HD. I know this is a long post, but any ideas?
PS The Dimension 4600 ABCD status lights are all green.
