Article: Q164258
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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Under heavy stress or when restarting during Setup, there can be disk corruption
with a DPT caching SCSI host adapter.
This only happens when the write cache of the DPT adapter is enabled and hardware
level RAID 5 is used.
CAUSE
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When there is a reset on the SCSI bus because of a timeout or a system Reset,
the Windows NT driver does not properly handle the uncompleted commands in the
command queue of the DPT adapter.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, contact DPT for an updated version of Dptscsi.sys or
for information on updated firmware. You can contact DPT at:
http://www.dpt.com/drivers.html
NOTE: Because Web sites are constantly updated, the site address may change
without notice. If this occurs, please contact the manufacturer directly.
Additional query words: DPT smartcache smartraid
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Keywords :
Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version : WinNT:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
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