SCSI Devices May Not Be Enumerated Correctly

ID: Q155729

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

SCSI devices may not be enumerated correctly, especially when there are multiple buses upon which the devices may be located. Configuration Manager may not display SCSI devices that are installed.

CAUSE

There is a problem in the Scsiport.pdr file, in which the bus number is not correctly reported to the dependent miniport drivers. Instead, Scsiport.pdr always reports a bus number of 0.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95, and later versions of this file:


   SCSIPORT.PDR  version 4.00.951  dated 10/26/95  23,165 bytes

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q160667 Miniport Driver Fails Using Certain ScsiPort APIs

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates

Keywords : kbhw win95
Version : 95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb