City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Information Technology Question 45

Practice objective / multiple choice question 45 from the 2021 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Information Technology examination.

City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Information Technology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 45 CITY_GUILDS_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • INFORMATION_TECHNOLOGY • objective

A desktop computer displays the stop error "STOP: 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE" during boot. The technician knows that this error can be caused by (i) a missing SATA/AHCI driver, (ii) the BIOS being set to IDE mode, or (iii) corrupted boot configuration data (BCD). The machine was recently upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and the BIOS setting was changed from IDE to AHCI. (a) Which of the three causes is the most likely reason for the error in this situation? (b) Outline the steps the technician should follow to resolve the problem without reinstalling the operating system.

Answer Options

A. Cause: missing Windows boot files. Steps: boot from install media, select Repair your computer, choose Startup Repair, let it replace files, reboot.
B. Cause: BIOS set to IDE mode. Steps: enter BIOS, change SATA mode to AHCI, save changes, exit, boot normally.
Correct Answer C. Cause: missing SATA/AHCI driver. Steps: boot from install media, set safe‑boot via bcdedit, restart, install correct AHCI driver, remove safe‑boot flag, reboot.
D. Cause: corrupted boot configuration data (BCD). Steps: boot from install media, run bootrec /fixmbr, run bootrec /rebuildbcd, restart, verify boot.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
Cause: missing SATA/AHCI driver. Steps: boot from install media, set safe‑boot via bcdedit, restart, install correct AHCI driver, remove safe‑boot flag, reboot.

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This is City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Information Technology Question 45. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Information Technology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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