Stop 0x0000007b before safemode

[Amgeek]

Have two ThinkPad T61p Type 6459-CTO. Both running Windows XP Pro. I cannot boot into safe-mode on either of them.

Pressing F8 during boot does give me the option but they always blue screen before reaching the safe-mode desktop with a stop 0x0000007b.

They do boot to the regular desktop

I need to access safe mode for software repair

Thanks

[Confederate · Accepted solution]

A stop 7b indicates the mis-match between bios and the hard drive controller driver.

Check bios for AHCI status.

F1 at post into bios

Config -> Serial ATA

Change from AHCI to Compatable or vice versa and then boot.

Correct IMSM driver here:

http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-70477

Terry

Lenovo Enterprise System Experts

[Amgeek]

Thanks Terry.

The driver update, while not eagerly accepted by the machine, has worked for one of them so far.

[kmurphy]

I have a T61 (model 6457-6nu) and I can't get it to boot in ACHI mode either - even after trying this driver.

[Maliha Community Moderator]

Did you go to 'C:\DRIVERS\WIN\IMSM\PREPARE' and then double-click install.cmd to install the driver? the instructions on the page needs to be followed for this.

Hope it helps.