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Q157678: DEC TLZ07 DAT Drive Not Recognized After Service Pack 5

Article: Q157678
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbhw kbsetup kbHardware
Last Modified: 18-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 
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SYMPTOMS
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After installing Service Pack 5 on your Alpha NT 3.51 server, you may not be
able to access DEC TLZ07 4MM DAT Tape Drive and may receive the following errors
in the event log:

  Event ID: 7026

  Source: Service Control Manager
  Description: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to
  load: 4mmdat.sys

  Event ID: 7000

  Source: Service Control Manager
  Description: The 4mmdat service failed to start due to the following error:
  the system cannot find the device specified

CAUSE
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The 4mmdat.sys driver that is replaced by Service Pack 5 is incompatible with
these drives.


RESOLUTION
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Connect to DEC's World Wide Web site at:

  http://www.compaq.com/support/

Download the DECTAPE file containing all of the drivers. The original file on the
computer will be 4mmdat.sys, dated 05-26-95 36,752K. The file to replace it with
in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Drivers subdirectory will be the one you just
downloaded named 4mmdat.sys dated 11-02-94 50,624K.

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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

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Keywords          : kbhw kbsetup kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : :3.51

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