CD-ROM Drive Icon Disappears from File Manager

 Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
Article ID: Q110386
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

The CD-ROM drive icon may disappear from the File Manager window and Event Viewer shows the following error: 

   The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:

      aha154x
This error does not allow the CD-ROM drive to be visible in File Manager.

This error may occur on a previously working CD-ROM drive after you install a new service or a software upgrade (such as installing a U.S. Service Pack).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, shut off your computer, and then restart Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt SCSI Adaptec 154x
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbhw nthw
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
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