Windows NT Setup Cannot Install PCMCIA SCSI Controller
Article ID: 130959
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q130959
SYMPTOMS
Windows NT Setup does not detect and cannot install a PCMCIA SCSI
controller.
CAUSE
This is currently part of the Windows NT design. PCMCIA SCSI controllers
cannot be used as boot devices (this is a PCMCIA limitation). Because
Windows NT setup cannot determine whether the user is trying to install
Windows NT on a PCMCIA drive, Setup was modified to ignore PCMCIA SCSI
devices. If Setup tried to install Windows NT on the PCMCIA drive, the
installation would succeed, but Windows NT would not be bootable.
RESOLUTION
Install the controller after you have installed Windows NT.
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Keywords: KB130959