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Q136039: Installing Windows NT on a Hard Disk Configured with EZ-Drive

Article: Q136039
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you install Windows NT on a Conner hard drive configured with the EZ-Drive
utility, one of the following error messages appear:

  Hard drives are not usable by NT

  -or-

  NT cannot access the partitions prepared by DOS

CAUSE
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This problem occurs if the Windows NT Compatibility Mode (also called Floppy
Boot Protection in later versions of EZ-Drive) is not enabled for a computer
using a hard drive that does not have logical block addressing (LBA) capability.
If the system has LBA capability, then the EZ-Drive Overlay Manager does not
need to be used.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, enable the Windows NT Compatibility Mode. To enable the
mode, do the following:

1. Backup the contents of your hard disk.

2. Insert the EZ-Drive disk in the floppy drive and type "EZ" (without the
  quotation marks).

3. From the menu list, select Windows NT Compatibility Mode.

4. Save and exit the EZ-Drive utility.

5. Reboot the computer. You do not need to repartition or reformat the hard
  disk. If you wish to remove the EZ-Drive Overlay Manager once it has been
  installed and the LBA options enabled in the CMOS, type the following at the
  MS-DOS prompt:

  FDISK /MBR

For more information, contact Micro House Technical Support at (303) 443-3389.

Additional query words: 3.5 3.51 drive CFS1275A

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty 
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Version           : 3.5 3.51

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