Problems Using LS/120 Floppy Disk Drive with Windows NT Setup

• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are trying to install Windows NT, you may experience any of the following symptoms:

• When you boot from the installation disks, the following error message may be displayed when disk 2 is inserted:

  Stop 0x0000007B Inaccessible Boot Device
  (0xFF109C50, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)




• When you are attempting to create a set of installation disks using the WINNT /ox or WINNT32 /ox command, the following error message may be displayed:

  This floppy disk is not formatted as high-density, not formatted with a standard Windows NT or MS-DOS format, or is corrupted. Setup is unable to use this disk.

CAUSE

You are using a LS/120-type floppy disk drive.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, install Windows NT Workstation with the /b switch. This causes Windows NT Workstation Setup to run without requiring the installation disks.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q126690 Windows NT 4.0 Setup Troubleshooting Guide

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: LS 120 LS-120 7B STOP7B 0x7B

Keywords : kbsetup nthw NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS NT:4.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
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