DOCUMENT:Q107208  24-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Adaptec 1740/1742 May Require BIOS Version 1.4
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:ENDUSER

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SUMMARY
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When you attempt to set up Windows NT 3.1 on a SCSI hard disk drive chained
off of an Adaptec 1740/1742 SCSI host adapter, you may receive the
following error message:

   Disk I/O Error Status=00008000

This error message occurs after the following message is displayed:

   NTDETECT Version 1.0 Checking Hardware...

According to Adaptec, you must upgrade the BIOS to version 1.4. To order
this BIOS revision, call Adaptec Product Fulfillment at (800) 442-7274.

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: hrdwr


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