SMC9232N Driver Causing Multiple STOP Messages

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SUMMARY

During the normal use of a computer system with the SMC9232 10/100 network interface card (NIC) installed running Windows NT, the computer fails with multiple STOP messages. The computer may fail with any or all of the following three STOP messages.

• The following STOP errors message appears on your Windows NT Server:

       STOP: 0x0000000A (0x00000034, 0x00000002, 0x00000001, 0x80402DA6)
  

  NOTE: The first, second, and third parameters will be identical.

• The following STOP errors message appears on your Windows NT Server:

        STOP: 0x0000001E (0xC0000005, 0x8017A7E4, 0x00000000, 0x00100048)
  

  NOTE: The first parameter will be identical; other parameters may vary depending on your system configuration.

• The following STOP errors message appears on your Windows NT Server:

  STOP: 0x00000046 (0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

  NOTE: All of the parameters will be the same.

MORE INFORMATION

The version of the SMC driver that is failing is the version for Windows NT 3.51, the Smc9232n.sys version 1.01 dated 3-6-96. Currently, SMC is aware that the Smc9232n.sys may be causing this problem, and SMC is working on a solution.

WORKAROUND

The SMC 9232 NIC is not on the current Hardware Compatibility List for Windows NT 3.51. Until this problem is resolved by SMC, replace the SMC 9232 with a network adapter that is listed on the HCL.

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