Microsoft KB Archive/139981

= IBM Model 80 Reboots Starting Windows NT 3.51 =

Article ID: 139981

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q139981





SYMPTOMS
After you apply Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2 or 3 to an IBM PS/2 80 Model 8580, an IBM PS/2 90 Model 8590, an IBM PS/2 90 Model 8595, or an IBM PS/2 90 Model 9595 - OKD Microchannel computer, the computer resets itself during boot-up.

However, an IBM PS/2 model 8595 - OKS upgrades with no problem.



CAUSE
There is a problem with the new NTLDR in Service Pack 2.



WORKAROUND
If your Boot drive is a FAT volume, copy the NTLDR from the Windows NT 3.51 installation CD-ROM to the root of the C: drive.

If your Boot drive is a NTFS volume, do one of the following:

 Use a Windows NT Boot floppy disk to boot into Windows NT and copy the NTLDR file from the boot disk to the root of the boot drive.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 130921

TITLE : Creating an FT Boot Disk With Scsi and Multi Identifiers

-or- Boot from the 3 Windows NT Setup disks and select "R" from the first Setup screen to repair. Select only "verify system files" from the options list. When asked to replace the NTLDR file, choose yes, after replacing the NTLDR file, press F3 to exit repair and perform a reboot.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51 Service Pack 2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt sp

Keywords: kbother KB139981

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