Stop error during Win 7 Install

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Got a somewhat older HP Pavilion a1312n that I'm installing Windows 7 on for a friend.

Has a Pentium 4 @ 3ghz, upgraded to 1GB DDR2 and a 250GB hard drive

Setup loads all the files, but right when it is actually about to enter setup, when the Windows Logo should be floating in it goes to a blue screen and gives me:

Stop 0x0000005c (0x0000010B, 0x00000003, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

Google says its hardware related, that I should update the BIOS or even that the motherboard just isnt compatible. I've searched high and low for a bios update on the ECS website. The board is an RC410-M rev 1.01. I emailed ECS customer support.

Any other ideas in the mean time?
 
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-installation-setup/26489-stop-0x0000005c-error-fix.html

Alright, alot of people with HP computers have been getting a "STOP 0x0000005c" error when trying to install Windows Vista on thier machines, this error is caused by an out of date BIOS, to fix this error simply go here:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?cc=ca

and fill in your PC type (Example, Pavilion a1320n) and then download the latest BIOS update.
Click to expand...

may be similar issue? and should be able to find a BIOS update there.

it's very very rare to find an updated BIOS from the motherboard manufacturer, when they're in OEM systems.
 
yea thats pretty much what i found. however hp has no bios update, and i cant find one on ECS's site either.

should i be bugging HP about this instead? would they have a bios update?
 
WHOA

Once inserting the model number I chose Vista since I'm working with Windows 7. No BIOS updates were found.

I then chose Windows XP and was presented with a newer BIOS version than the one thats on the computer 3.24 vs 2.58

*facepalm* Answer was there from the beginning, I just overlooked it.

I'm gonna give this a shot. I'll post back results for future possible google searches that land on this page with the same problem.
 
whuddaya know! it worked. had to reinstall xp though to run the BIOS update program.
 
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