3Com 3c905b Prevents Write of Memory.dmp

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This article was previously published under Q192250

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SYMPTOMS

If a blue screen is encountered in Windows NT, a memory dump will not be generated if Windows NT has a 3Com Fast Etherlink/Etherlink XL PCI Busmaster NIC (3c905b) installed.

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This problem occurs with the 3c905b assembly rev 03-0172. Assembly rev 03- 0152 of the 3c905b does not cause this problem. The assembly revision can be found in the upper left hand corner of the card.

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STATUS

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3Com has confirmed this behavior and is currently working on the problem.

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