INFO: ERROR_BUS_RESET May Be Benign

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When Windows NT starts it resets the SCSI bus. This bus reset is reported by the tape drive in response to the first operation after the reset.

The code fragment shown below in the Sample Code section could be used to check for ERROR_BUS_RESET and clear it. The same technique could be used for other informational errors, such as ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED, that may not be relevant at application startup.

Sample Code

   /*
   ** This is a code fragment only and will not compile and run as is.
   */ 

      ...
      do {
         dwError = GetTapeStatus(hTape);
      } while (dwError == ERROR_BUS_RESET);
      ...