IBM Model 80 Reboots Starting Windows NT 3.51
Article ID: 139981
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
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.
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