Windows NT 3.1 Support for PCI IDE Controllers

Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
Article ID: Q98729

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1 can now be installed on computers with a PCI-bus IDE hard drive controller. Microsoft has released an updated ATDISK.SYS driver to work with these controllers.

This fix should ONLY be used on computers with PCI IDE controllers.

NOTE: This fix will not be included in any current or future Windows NT version 3.1 Service Pack (CSD) releases. Future versions of Windows NT will not require this driver.

MORE INFORMATION

PCIATDSK.EXE is a self-extracting file containing the files ATDISK.SYS and README.TXT. You can find PCIATDSK.EXE, a self-extracting file, on the following services:

  • Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

          On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
          Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
    
          Enter kbfile PCIATDSK.EXE (size: 28221 bytes) 
                                   , and click GO!
          Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
    
    
  • Internet (anonymous FTP)

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
          Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
          Get PCIATDSK.EXE (size: 28221 bytes) 
    
  • The Microsoft Network

          On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
          Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
          Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
          Find the appropriate product area.
          Locate and Download PCIATDSK.EXE.
    
  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

          Dial (425) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
          Download PCIATDSK.EXE (size: 28221 bytes) 
    

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online
               Services

After you download PCIATDSK.EXE, copy it a directory on your hard drive and type "PCIATDSK" (without the quotation marks) and press ENTER to extract the files ATDISK.SYS and README.TXT.

Steps to install ATDISK.SYS on PCI IDE Computers

  1. Follow the instructions for Floppy or CD-ROM based installation as described in the Microsoft Windows NT "System Guide".

    NOTE: The first part of the installation is in text mode. Setup will copy several files to the hard disk.

  2. Setup will then prompt you to restart the system and to continue in graphics mode. IMPORTANT: Intercept the installation process at this stage by inserting an MS-DOS boot disk in the floppy drive and restarting your computer.

  3. Rename the file ATDISK.SYS in the <winnt>\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS subdirectory to ATDISK.OLD

  4. Copy the new ATDISK.SYS to the <winnt>\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS subdirectory.

  5. Remove the MS-DOS boot diskette, restart your computer, and continue with the rest of the Windows NT installation procedure.


Additional query words: prodnt S14855
Keywords : kbbug3.10 ntsetup kbsetup
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfile


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Last reviewed: November 7, 1997
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