STOP 0x0000007b after first reboot

[Sundown Kid]

Attempting to install from Windows XP x64 onto a blank 100GB partition.
Appear to be having issues with onboard Via 8237 SATA controller on my ASUS
A8V-E Deluxe motherboard. I've tried loading current x64 drivers for both
SATA (5.20c) and PATA/IDE (1.40a) with no luck.

Created CDROM disks with all of the driver files in the root directory, and
am able to see and install them. Extracting files gets to 20% and then it
does a graceful reboot with warning that it is going to restart the system
to complete setup. Gets to the progress bar splash-screen and then the STOP
error, 0x0000007b, 0xfffff98000606980, 0xffffffffc0000034.

I've been running this system for a year with a single SATA drive (Seagate
ST340083 2AS) running in IDE mode per the BIOS setting. Tried the Vista
install with it set to IDE and then to SATA with the same result. Formatted
the partition in NTFS prior to each attempt.

The good news is that I can still get boot my original Windows XP x64, but
have to catch the Vista boot menu when rebooting or it goes right to the
STOP error.

I've been searching for others having the same issue, and have found some
references to a similar issue with Beta 1, but nothing current. Anyone else
having this problem or know how to resolve?

ASUS A8V-E DELUXE
AMD FX-55 (90nm San Diego core)
4GB Crucial Ballistic Tracer DDR
400GB Seagate ST340083 2AS
ATI x850XT PE PCI-e
Realtek AC850 built-in

 

[Guest]

The error doesn't necessarily refer to your sata drive but could potentially
refer to the cd drive. I had this same bsod until I changed the dvdrw drive I
was using for installation. Apparently the atapi driver included with beta
does not work with my NEC ND-3540a drive OR it does not work with a cdrom
drive that is a master ( I have 2, so this one is master, and I ended up
using the slave drive for installation )

 

[Guest]

I had exactly the same problem with an ASUS A8V-Deluxe and a NEC ND3000A as
Master-Drive on the PATA Channel.
After booting Vista Beta2 from the Slave-Drive (a normal Toshiba DVD-Rom)
everything works fine.