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Q195839: Windows Explorer Display Not Updated with NEC PD Media Change

Article: Q195839
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WINNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbhw kbHardware
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are using a NEC ODX-series PD Optical Disk Drive, Windows Explorer may
not automatically update the file and folder display if you swap a Phase-Change
Dual (PD) rewritable cartridge that has been formatted with the FAT file system
with another cartridge that has been formatted with the NTFS file system. Also,
when you click the Refresh command on the View menu in Windows Explorer, the
display may not be updated, and data written to the NTFS-formatted cartridge may
be damaged.

Note that this behavior occurs only if you install the NEC PD Optical Disk Drive
after you install Service Pack 4.

CAUSE
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This problem is caused by the drive's firmware. When you change cartridges, the
drive does not return valid sense data indicating that a new cartridge has been
inserted.

RESOLUTION
==========

To correct this problem, install the NEC ATAPI PD driver (Atapi.sys). You can
contact NEC Technical Support for an updated version of their ATAPI disk driver
at (800)-338-9549 or visit their Web site at:

  http://www.nec.com

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

For information about diagnosing optical disk drive problems, see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q126380 Troubleshooting CD-ROM Problems in Windows NT

MORE INFORMATION
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Note that the issues described in this article occur only with IDE PD drives,
not with SCSI PD drives.


Additional query words: storage

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbhw kbHardware 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW400sp4 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400sp4 kbWinNTS400sp4 kbWinNTS400search
Version           : WINNT:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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