Microsoft KB Archive/122903

= Error Message with Compaq Smart SCSI =

Article ID: 122903

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q122903



3.50

WINDOWS

kbhw kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50.sp2



SYMPTOMS
When you run Windows NT on a Compaq machine using the SmartSCSI drive array, and you your hard disk drive four gigabyte or larger and formatted for Windows NT file system (NTFS), the following error message appears:

Error writing to HarddiskX/partitionY/$mft. Some data may be lost.

where X and Y reflect the hard disk and NTFS partition.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. 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

The Compaq product discussed here is manufactured by Compaq Computer Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt 4 gb smart scsi

Keywords: KB122903

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