Computers & Operating Systems

Motherboard (also known as system board, main board) is the chief circuit board of a computer that contains CPU (Central Processing Unit), BIOS (Basic Input Output System), expansion slots, ports which are controlled by the chipset. A chipset consists  of number of integrated circuits designed to perform one or more related functions. For a motherboard, it is divided into Northbridge and Southbridge. Swapping or changing motherboard primarily occurs when you want to upgrade your computer system or replace a damaged motherboard. You might encounter a STOP error message after you attempt to start your system after installing a new motherboard. Two major consequences of this error message are unbootable hard drive and inaccessible data. In such situations, an up-to-date backup acts as a boon to restore your lost data. But, in case of absence of an updated backup, you will need to use advanced partition recovery software to recover your lost data.

As a practical instance, when you start your Microsoft Windows XP based computer after motherboard replacement, you may receive the below STOP error message:

“STOP 0x0000007B

INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE”

Data stored in the hard drive becomes inaccessible after the above error message appears.

Cause:

The above error message mainly occurs if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) controller that has a different chipset than the original motherboard.

Resolution:

To troubleshoot and resolve the above STOP error message, you need to take either of these steps:

• If the old IDE controller and the new IDE controller detect your hard disk as the same size, perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP.
• If the new IDE controller detects a different size for your hard disk, repartition and format your hard disk and reinstall Windows XP.

A clean reinstall of Windows XP operating system will erase all the data stored in the hard drive partition. To successfully recover and restore all the lost data from a formatted hard drive partition, you need to opt for powerful data recovery software. Such Data Recovery applications incorporate high end scanning algorithms to systematically scan, recover and restore the lost data from formatted hard drive partitions. With to-the-point documentation, self-descriptive graphical interface, largely automated recovery procedure and advanced recovery features these recovery utilities serve as easy-to-understand applications. You don’t need to have prior recovery experience to effectively use these software due to their simple and user-friendly nature.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the most powerful data recovery tool. It provides absolute recovery of data from corrupted, deleted, formatted or lost hard drive partitions. It supports FAT16, FAT32, FAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems. The software supports Windows Vista, XP, 2003 and 2000.

Andrew Juan is a student of Mass Communication doing research on hard drive recovery. He is also a file recovery software Specialist.

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