Hardware Inventory Fails on Removable Media Drives

ID: Q151861

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

If a client has a removable media drive, and inventory is run without a disk in that drive, inventory fails with the following error:

HARDWARE INVENTORY PHASE
-[xx%]-
Not Ready Reading Drive D
Abort, Retry, Fail?

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbhw smsinv
Version : winnt:1.0,1.1
Platform : winnt
Issue type :