ATAPI Causes CRC Errors on Serial Board

 Last reviewed: August 14, 1997
Article ID: Q149994
3.51 WINDOWS kbbug

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

Your application reports CRC errors when using the ATAPI driver. The error may be generated by your serial communication board, and the error message may vary.

CAUSE

The problem is encountered with the proprietary serial board.

RESOLUTION

Change the Atapi.sys by redoing some checks in the Interrupt Service Routine.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   Article-ID: Q139494
   TITLE:       Multiple CRC Errors and Hardware Overruns Using RAS
NOTE: Applying Service Pack 4 will not fix this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.

KBCategory: kbbug
KBSubcategory: ntbug
Additional reference words:
Keywords : kbbug
Version : 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 14, 1997
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