STOP Msg: 0x0000003F NO_MORE_SYSTEMS_PTES Repetitive I/O on MIPS

 Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
Article ID: Q130783
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you perform repetitive reads and writes to your floppy disk on a MIPS computer, the STOP Message appears: 

   STOP: 0x0000003F 0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000,0x00000000)
   NO_MORE_SYSTEMS_PTES

CAUSE

During repetitive floppy disk I/O, the Memory Descriptor List (MDL) becomes corrupted and supplies erroneous information leading Windows NT to believe that no more Page Table Entries (PTES) exist.

NOTE: You can observe the decrease in PTES on the system during the floppy disk I/O by monitoring the counter "Free System Page Table Entries" for the Memory object in Performance Monitor.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, upgrade to Windows NT 3.51 (if you have not already done so) and install the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. 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: kbother kbbug3.50 kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntstop
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50 3.51 nec express risc server r96

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Last reviewed: October 12, 1995
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