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- DOCUMENT:Q111045 08-FEB-1994 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Boot Partition Size Limit with Compaq SmartSCSI Controller
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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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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-
- Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server do not impose a practical limit
- on the size of the boot partition, but the boot partition on a Compaq
- computer with Compaq's SmartSCSI disk controller cannot exceed 7.9
- gigabytes (GB).
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- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- The Compaq Smart Controller allows you to create logical drives up to 14
- GB. However, if you set the boot partition to anything larger than 7.9 GB,
- Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server Setup fails immediately, and an
- error message appears stating that the bootable partition is too large.
-
- This error message appears because no miniport driver is loaded to
- initialize the Compaq controller. Consequently, the drive geometry is
- reported to the system through the BIOS. Therefore, the limitation is a
- result of the 7.9 GB limit imposed by the SmartSCSI BIOS.
-
- Compaq uses the SmartSCSI controllers on both Proliant and SystemPro
- models.
-
- You can call Compaq technical support at (800) 345-1518.
-
- The Compaq products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent
- of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
- products' performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: stp hrdwr
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