IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring Adapter Drivers Does Not Load
Article ID: 142907
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
This article was previously published under Q142907
SYMPTOMS
If you have multiple IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapters installed on the
computer and the Auto Sense option is enabled on one or all of them, the
IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring driver in Windows NT does not load.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, disable the Auto Sense option on the token ring
adapter. To perform this:
- Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapter on one of the available
slots inside the computer.
- Boot to MS-DOS.
- Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring Adapter Disk 1 (LANAID disk).
- Run LANAID.EXE.
- Select Configuration.
- Press TAB to Auto Sense. Select Disabled using the arrow keys and
press the spacebar.
- Press ALT+S to store the configuration. Make sure you note the
configuration.
- Press ALT+O to exit Configuration and quit Lanaid.
- Shut down the computer and remove the token ring adapter from the slot
inside the computer.
- Repeat steps 1 to 9 for the other IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring adapters.
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