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Q138922: Disk Activity Light Stops on Compaq DeskPro XLS

Article: Q138922
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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On a Compaq DeskPro XLs, at the first blue screen during a boot, the disk
activity light stops working for the XL's internal SCSI disks. This problem does
not occur with Windows NT 3.5.

CAUSE
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The AMSINT.SYS (AMD PCI SCSI) driver causes this problem.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, replace the Windows NT 3.51 AMSINT.SYS driver with
the Windows NT 3.5 AMSINT.SYS driver.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt led

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : 3.51

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