Windows NT Installation on Laptops with PCI Docking Station

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT on a portable computer with a docking station, the peripherals in the docking station are not detected. With some docking stations, you may receive the following error message after the first reboot:

   Setup has encountered a fatal error while initializing your video
   contact 0xC0000034. Setup can not continue.

CAUSE

Some docking stations have a PCI bridge that links the laptop's PCI bus to the docking station's PCI bus. During installation, Windows NT is not able to detect devices in a docking station of this type. The version of HAL available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 has the ability to detect devices across the PCI bridge.

RESOLUTION

It is possible to replace the original HAL with the one in Service Pack 3 prior to installation. To do this, create a sharepoint that contains the i386 directory from the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc, or copy the contents of the i386 directory to the local hard disk. After creating the sharepoint, follow these steps:

1. Rename the following files in the i386 sharepoint or move them to a backup directory:

         Hal.dl_
         Halast.dl_
         Halcbus.dl_
         Halcbusm.dl_
         Haloli.dl_
         Halsp.dl_
         Halwyse7.dl_
   

2. Copy the following files from Service Pack 3 directory to the i386 sharepoint on the distribution server:

         Hal.dll
         Hal486c.dll
         Halapic.dll
         Halast.dll
         Halcbus.dll
         Halcbusm.dll
         Halmca.dll
         Halmps.dll
         Halmpsm.dll
         Haloli.dll
         Halsp.dll
         Halwyse7.dll
   

3. Perform a normal or unattended installation of Windows NT and the devices on the docking station will be detected properly.