Microsoft KB Archive/110458

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Setup Fails with 16 or 32 BIOS Drives

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Q110458

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The information in this article applies to:


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

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SYMPTOMS
Setup fails before the flex-boot menu is displayed when 16 or 32 BIOS drives are installed. An error message similar to the following is displayed:

Couldn't open drive...

If the number of disks being reported at location 0040:0075 is changed to 2, the system starts fine.

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:

"SERVPACK" Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kbsetup

Issue type :

Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS310xsearch kbWinNT310xSearch kbWinNTW310Search