Removable Media with IDE Interface Not Supported
Article ID: 147771
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 Q147771
Windows NT does not support removable media with an IDE interface and IDE
device drivers. Windows NT only supports removable media that uses the SCSI
interface and drivers.
For example, the default installation of an IDE SyQuest EZ Drive uses a
real-mode driver specified in CONFIG.SYS. The driver swaps the Syquest
removable drive when the system boots to MS-DOS, Windows 3.x or Windows 95.
Windows NT does not support real-mode drivers. Therefore, this
configuration is not supported.
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Keywords: KB147771