Error Running NTBACKUP on NCR System 3000 Model 3410

ID: Q114804

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Windows NT Backup program (NTBACKUP) with a supported tape backup device on a NCR System 3000 Model 3410 machine with an on-board NCR 53C94 SCSI controller, the following error message may appear:

Error: Poll driver failed: severe error shutting off poll drive

RESOLUTION

To avoid this problem, do one of the following:

Change the SCSI ID numbers of the SCSI devices.

-or-

Change the SCSI bus termination (if faulty).

-or-

Change the physical order of the SCSI devices on the SCSI bus.

The NCR products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt err msg

Keywords : kbhw nthw
Version : WinNT:3.1,3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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