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Q129043: Repair Fails When Mirrored Drive is Two Gigabytes or Larger

Article: Q129043
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you run Setup to repair a mirrored partition (two gigabytes or larger) on a
boot drive, one of the following error messages appears:

  Repair information file contains an error in line 236. Setup will be unable
  to repair this system.

  -OR-

  Setup cannot configure your computer to start Windows NT. This may indicate a
  problem with the hard disk containing your C: drive or C: may be severely
  corrupted. Setup cannot continue. Press F3 to exit.

The repair process cannot complete.

CAUSE
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This error occurs when the following conditions are met:

- The boot drive is two gigabytes or larger. The partition size does not
  matter, nor does it matter if there are single or multiple partitions on the
  boot drive.

- Windows NT is installed on the boot drive. It does not matter if it is
  installed on the primary partition.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5 We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.50 prodnt ft gb gigabyte gig

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search
Version           : :3.5

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