List of SCSI Adapters Not Found When Adding New SCSI Adapter

• 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 use the Windows NT 4.0 SCSI Adapters utility in Control Panel to add a new SCSI adapter, the list of SCSI adapters is not displayed and no error messages appear.
  
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• When you use the Windows NT 3.51 Add/Remove SCSI Adapter feature of Windows NT Setup, you may receive the following error message:

  Setup was unable to locate or load an INF file
  Failed to initialize hardware options
  Badly formed setup Script Command 'goto end'

CAUSE

These problems may occur if the file Scsi.inf is missing, corrupted, or overwritten by a third-party Scsi.inf file.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use the Windows NT Expand utility to expand the Scsi.inf file from the Windows NT CD-ROM to the proper folder. For Windows NT 4.0, place the file in the %SystemRoot%\Inf folder. For Windows NT 3.51, place the file in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder.

For example:

Expand d:\i386\SCSI.IN_ c:\winnt40\inf\Scsi.inf

The list of SCSI devices is now available.

MORE INFORMATION

Additionally, a third-party SCSI driver can be installed from the disk or CD-ROM provided with the adapter, through the Have Disk option.

Additional query words: loading driver empty

Keywords : kbenv ntconfig NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : winnt
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