Setup Err Msg on Intel Xpress Deskside: Inaccessible Boot...

 Last reviewed: February 24, 1995
Article ID: Q126020
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT on an Intel Xpress Deskside/MX 66Mhz Dual Pentium, your computer stops responding (hangs) for about ten minutes, after Setup reboots the computer the first time. The following error message appears: 

   INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE
This problem occurs when Setup selects MPS 1.1 Multiprocessor PC as the system type. This problem does not occur when you select Standard PC.

NOTE: Selecting MPS 1.1 Multiprocessor PC causes HALMPS.DLL to be installed. Selecting Standard PC causes HAL.DLL to be installed.

CAUSE

Older Mylex Firmware doesn't respond in the time-out period allotted during the SCSI ENQUIRY2 command initialization.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory:kbsetup kbbug3.50 kbfix3.50.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntboot ntdriver
Additional reference words: 3.50 crash install blue screen prodnt express

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Last reviewed: February 24, 1995
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