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- DOCUMENT:Q105024 22-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :COMPAQ ProSignia Hangs While Scanning For NCR
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:buglist3.10 fixlist3.10.001
-
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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
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- When you run Setup for Windows NT from CD-ROM discs or floppy disks on
- a COMPAQ ProSignia, text-mode setup hangs while scanning for SCSI
- adapters. There may also be a noticeable delay of about one and a half
- minutes during the SCSI detection.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- The disk drive firmware of newer COMPAQ ProSignia computers appear to
- cause this problem.
-
- The delay is a separate problem under investigation, which still
- occurs when the fix below is applied.
-
- RESOLUTION
- ==========
-
- A fixed SCSI driver is included for this particular problem on the
- retail CD. To use it, perform the following steps:
-
- NOTE: Read the STATUS section below before proceeding.
-
- 1. Copy the file DRIVER.SYS from the directory <cd
- drive>:\DRVLIB\MISC\DRIVER\X86\ to NCRC710.SYS on the install media.
- For CD setup, this is the CD startup floppy, or to Disk 1 of the
- 1.44MB floppy disks, or to both Disk 1 and Disk 2 of the 1.2MB floppy
- disks.
-
- 2. Complete text-mode Setup using the modified media.
-
- 3. Restart MS-DOS.
-
- 4. Type "ATTRIB -h -s -r C:\NTBOOTDD.SYS" (without the quotes).
-
- 5. Copy the driver to C:\NTBOOTDD.SYS and to
- %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NCRC710.SYS
-
- 6. Restart your computer and continue with graphical-mode Setup.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
- Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S.
- Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For
- information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in
- the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
-
- S E R V P A C K
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 compaq prosignia ncr ncrc710
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: HRDWR
-
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