IDE Controller Marked as SCSI in Boot.ini File

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

After installing Windows NT 4.0 on an IDE hard disk, you may receive the following error message:

Windows NT could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.

Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware.

Please check the Windows NT documentation about hardware disk configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional information.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the IDE hard disk is misdetected as a SCSI drive in the Boot.ini file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

1. Edit the Boot.ini file. Replace "scsi" with "multi" (without quotation marks).



2. Delete or rename the Ntbootdd.sys file in the root folder.

MORE INFORMATION

Note that the resolution listed in this article may also resolve the problem if you receive the following error message when you reboot your computer after installing Windows NT 4.0:

OSLoader ver 4.00 SCSI0 DISK0 [ASCII 150] Windows\System32\NTOSKRNL.EXE Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Winnt\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the corrupt file

Additional query words: ntoskrnl

Keywords : kbenv winboot NTSrvWkst prodnt
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
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