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Q142907: IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring Adapter Drivers Does Not Load

Article: Q142907
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
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 have multiple IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapters installed on the computer
and the Auto Sense option is enabled on one or all of them, the IBM Auto 16/4
Token Ring driver in Windows NT does not load.

RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, disable the Auto Sense option on the token ring
adapter. To perform this:

1. Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 token ring adapter on one of the available slots
  inside the computer.

2. Boot to MS-DOS.

3. Insert the IBM Auto 16/4 Token-Ring Adapter Disk 1 (LANAID disk).

4. Run LANAID.EXE.

5. Select Configuration.

6. Press TAB to Auto Sense. Select Disabled using the arrow keys and press the
  spacebar.

7. Press ALT+S to store the configuration. Make sure you note the configuration.

8. Press ALT+O to exit Configuration and quit Lanaid.

9. Shut down the computer and remove the token ring adapter from the slot inside
  the computer.

10. Repeat steps 1 to 9 for the other IBM Auto 16/4 Token Ring adapters.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

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Version           : 3.50 3.51

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