Microsoft KB Archive/142907

= IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring Adapter Drivers Does Not Load =

Article ID: 142907

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q142907



SYMPTOMS
If you have multiple IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapters installed on the computer and the Auto Sense option is enabled on one or all of them, the IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring driver in Windows NT does not load.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, disable the Auto Sense option on the token ring adapter. To perform this:


 * 1) Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapter on one of the available slots inside the computer.
 * 2) Boot to MS-DOS.
 * 3) Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring Adapter Disk 1 (LANAID disk).
 * 4) Run LANAID.EXE.
 * 5) Select Configuration.
 * 6) Press TAB to Auto Sense. Select Disabled using the arrow keys and press the spacebar.
 * 7) Press ALT+S to store the configuration. Make sure you note the configuration.
 * 8) Press ALT+O to exit Configuration and quit Lanaid.
 * 9) Shut down the computer and remove the token ring adapter from the slot inside the computer.
 * 10) Repeat steps 1 to 9 for the other IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring adapters.

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