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Q174617: Chkdsk Runs While Running Microsoft Cluster Server Setup

Article: Q174617
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
- Microsoft Cluster Server 
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SUMMARY
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As you install Microsoft Cluster Server, the setup program may run Chkdsk on the
drive that is to be used as the quorum disk.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following are reasons for Chkdsk to run during the mount operation on the
disk or when the setup program runs CHKNTFS

- The volume is corrupt.

- Any file in the quorum resource is corrupt.

- The root of the file system is corrupt.

For additional information on CHKNTFS, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q160963
TITLED : CHKNTFS.EXE: What You Can Use It For

Additional query words: MSCS
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Keywords          : kbsetup 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbAudDeveloper kbClustServSearch
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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