Microsoft KB Archive/867582

= &quot;STOP 0x7B&quot; error may occur on a computer that is using 4-GB DIMMs during the installation of Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 867582

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition

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SYMPTOMS
During the installation of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you may receive a Stop error message that is similar to the following:

STOP: 0x0000007B (0, c0000034, 0, 0)

INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE

Note The parameter may vary.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the computer is using 4-gigabyte (GB) dual inline memory modules (DIMM). The problem occurs because some drivers do not support memory addressing above 4 GB. When memory descriptors are assigned to the free list, the lower memory addresses are assigned first. If a driver requests memory, and that driver does not support higher addresses, the request may cause the system to crash if the lower memory addresses are already assigned.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The OEM will determine the prerequisites and the restart requirement.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit editions
 Date        Time   Version            Size    File name --  27-Jul-2004  23:56  5.2.3790.196    2,407,424  Ntkrnlmp.exe 27-Jul-2004 23:31  5.2.3790.196    2,064,896  Ntkrnlpa.exe 27-Jul-2004 23:31  5.2.3790.196    2,108,928  Ntkrpamp.exe 28-Jul-2004 00:00  5.2.3790.196    2,207,744  Ntoskrnl.exe

Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Edition
 Date        Time   Version            Size    File name        Platform ---  27-Jul-2004  23:49  5.2.3790.196    5,604,864  Ntkrnlmp.exe     IA-64



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB867582

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