Some SCSI Adapter Drivers Previously Included in Windows NT 4.0 Are Unavailable in Windows 2000

ID: Q228104

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SUMMARY

There are several Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) adapter drivers that have been removed from Windows 2000 that were previously included in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and 3.51. If you are using one of the SCSI adapters listed later in this article, a "clean" installation of Windows 2000 may not work, and may generate a STOP 0x0000007B error message. Note that this should not affect an upgrade from Windows NT to Windows 2000 because Windows 2000 is compatible with the older Windows NT drivers.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is a list of drivers and a description of mass-storage adapters removed from Windows 2000 that were included previously in Windows NT:

delldsa - Dell Drive Array

ncr53c9x - NCR 53C9X SCSI Host Adapter

spock - IBM MCA SCSI Host Adapter

oliscsi - Olivetti ESC-1/ESC-2 SCSI Host Adapter

ncrc700 - NCR C700 SCSI Host Adapter

aha174x - Adaptec AHA-174X EISA SCSI Host Adapter

dptscsi - DPT SCSI Host Adapter

ultra14f - UltraStor 14F/14FB/34F/34FA/34FB SCSI Host Adapter

ultra24f - UltraStor 24F/24FA SCSI Host Adapter

ami0nt - AMIscsi SCSI Host Adapter

fd7000ex - Future Domain TMC-7000EX EISA SCSI Host Adapter

fd8xx - Future Domain 8XX SCSI Host Adapter

arrow - Adaptec AHA-274X/AHA-284X/AIC-777X SCSI Host Adapter

slcd32 - Sony Proprietary CD-ROM Controller

mkecr5xx - MKEPanasonic CD-ROM Controller

mitsumi - Mitsumi CD-ROM Controller

NOTE: These adapters are not included in the Windows 2000 Hardware Compatibility List (HCL). For additional information about devices not on the HCL, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q142865 Microsoft Support Policy on Hardware Not On Windows NT HCL

If you want to perform a clean installation of Windows 2000 and you are using one of these SCSI adapters, contact the SCSI adapter manufacturer to inquire about the availability of drivers designed for Windows 2000. Note that if they are not available, you can attempt to use Windows NT 4.0 drivers provided by the manufacturer.
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Additional query words:

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbhw
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo