Microsoft KB Archive/261167

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WMI Does Not Return SCSI Connector Type Information

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Q261167

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Windows Management Instrumentation, versions 1.1, 1.5

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SYMPTOMS
Instances of Win32_PortConnector for external SCSI connectors return &quot;0&quot; (unknown) for the ConnectorType property. The PortType property for these instances contains either the value 17h (SCSI II) or 18h (SCSI Wide). This issue affects computers that support SMBIOS 2.1 or later with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) installed.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
If the computer does not support SMBIOS 2.1 or later, the WMI Win32 provider cannot obtain the Win32_PortConnector properties.

SMBIOS upgrades may be available from the computer manufacturer.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbsms200

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWMISearch kbAudDeveloper kbWMI110 kbWMI150