Microsoft KB Archive/105488

= Backup Err Msg: Fatal Error on Drive 1 =

Article ID: 105488

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1

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This article was previously published under Q105488





SYMPTOMS
When you try to restore information from a backup on an Archive 2250 tape drive, the following error message appears:

Fatal error on drive 1

Also, in Event Viewer the following message is logged:

The device \Device\Tape0 has a bad block

You cannot retrieve the backup information.



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 query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB105488

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