Article ID: 103625
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q103625
SYMPTOMS
When adding SCSI controllers to a computer that already contains an onboard SCSI controller, you may receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This error may be caused when additional SCSI adapters are installed on computers that contain an onboard SCSI controller. This can change the device ID of the onboard controller, causing Windows NT not to boot.
RESOLUTION
Editing the BOOT.INI file to change the SCSI() and /SCSIORDINAL: parameters corrects this problem.
MORE INFORMATION
To edit the BOOT.INI file to correct the above problem, do the following:
Remove the attributes from the BOOT.INI file with the ATTRIB command:
ATTRIB -R -S -H BOOT.INI
- Use Notepad to edit the BOOT.INI file.
Change the following lines in the BOOT.INI
[boot loader] default=scsi(0)...
to
default=scsi(z)...
and
[operating system] scsi(0)...
to
scsi(z)...
and
SCSIORDINAL:0
to
SCSIORDINAL:z
where z = the new ID of the onboard SCSI controller.
- Save the BOOT.INI file.
Restore the attributes to the BOOT.INI file with the following command:
ATTRIB +R +S +H BOOT.INI
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