Article: Q142914
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to access a magneto optical drive in Windows NT, the following
error message appears:
The drive cannot find the sector required.
The drive is recognized during the boot sequence; however, Windows NT is not able
to determine the file structure of the media when accessing the drive.
CAUSE
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This problem occurs if the magneto optical drive has been formatted using the
Adaptec EZ-SCSI or CorelSCSI format utilities in DOS.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do one of the following:
- Install the magneto optical drive on another computer running Windows 95 or
Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Then create a network share for the drive. In
Windows NT, connect to the network share and access the drive.
-or-
- Back up the contents of magneto optical drive and format the drive using
Windows NT Disk Administrator. Restore the drive.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and
3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
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In Windows NT, removable drives are recommended to use one partition. This means
that sector zero on the drive must be a Master Boot Record (MBR). In DOS,
removable drives can be formatted this way or as a floppy drive (this means that
sector zero contains a BIOS Parameter Block for the file system). The Adaptec
EZ-SCSI and CorelSCSCI utilities format the removable drives as floppies.
Windows NT currently does not support this format.
Additional query words: prodnt fat ntfs
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Keywords :
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Version : 3.50 3.51
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