Microsoft KB Archive/127988

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Plug and Play NIC Err Msg: Hardware Does Not Respond...

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Q127988

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SUMMARY
When a Plug and Play NIC, such as the Realtek Longshine NIC, is configured to use an NDIS 2 driver, you may receive an error message similar to the following when you start your computer:

\DEV\MS2000$ Error: Hardware does not respond.

Error loading device driver NE2000.DOS

Error 7306: the driver failed to initialize...

In spite of this error message, full network functionality is available in Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION
A Plug and Play card is disabled until it is turned on either by the BIOS or a software driver. In this case, the NDIS 2 driver, NE2000.DOS, does not turn on the card. Windows 95 later initializes the NDIS 3 driver, which then activates the card, enabling connectivity. The error message is correct at the moment it is generated, but another driver subsequently corrects the problem.

This behavior occurs only if the card has been manually configured for a real-mode 16-bit NDIS driver with protected-mode protocols only. In a configuration with real-mode protocols, such as DLC, the protocols are not available.

Note that the error message is ordinarily hidden by the startup screen. To see this error message you must press the ESC key or add the line "LOGO=0" in the MSDOS.SYS file.

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