Article ID: 167052 - Last Review: November 1, 2006 - Revision: 1.1

Maximum Number of Supported SCSI Disk Drives Increased

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SYMPTOMS

You will not be able to connect more than 38 hard drives to a Windows NT computer.
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CAUSE

A buffer used for communicating with the SCSI device request was limited to 2 KB causing the disk drive limitation.
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RESOLUTION

The buffer size has been expanded by four times the original size.
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/152734/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
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