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by muleram

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was running out of space on the hard drive then got the blue screen with the following information:

stop:0x0000008E(0XC0000005,0XF76392EC,0XF723B744,0X00000000)

setupdd.sys-address F76392EC base at F7613000, datestamp 3d6dd67f.
My pc was running on win sp2.Please help me revive my hard drive my job is on the line.
I havent a start up disk and the hard drive type is a seagate.
When i turn on the machine i get sometimes get a black screen with the message insert system disk and press enter.Please help.

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by animatech

Try to install a new HDD as a master and your current HDD as a slave.
I understand from your post is that problem may got to do with space on your HDD (Maybe not enough swap space for page file).
If this is the case then the above solution will give you the option to at least pull your necessary files, and maybe clean the drive from unnecessary files.
Also check you RAM for any errors (You can use memtest86 copy it to floppy disc boot to it and let it run for a few hours see if any errors appears if yes change you RAM sticks).
It also can be a driver issue
What happens when you loading in safe mode?
Also check http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm for stop messages.
Last tip I can give you is always have a good backup plan in place for rainy days like this :)

by muleram

I bought a new HDD and I changed the jumper settings but changed.
It doesnt get to the point of chosing sefmode.I can only access bios.
Thats as far as i go before i get the black screen.

by animatech

problem is not with your old HDD as even with the new HDD you still get the same problem (I am assuming here that you have set up every thing correctly and BIOS is recognizing you new HDD as master and you have an OS installed on that drive).
Your next step then is to check your memory cards
Basically when you start windows a few things happens
1st POST (power On Self Test) - which is where the system checks on hardware such as HDD,Memory,Keyboard and so on.
This is where the system determain if essentials hardware items that needed for startup are present and working.
2nd is the initial startup - this is where the system checks what boot order settings stored and this is where you will hear your floppy going on it is also the point where the boot order in the BIOS is checked.
3rd the NTLDR does its job and loading the startup files.
I will stop here because you are not reaching\passing this point.
Since we established it is not the HDD (Assuming you have done all things correct) you will need to start and eliminate other hardware components.
Check again the stop message site I gave you in previous post it will give you handy hints.

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