Cannot Start Windows NT on Notebook with Docking Station (124795)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q124795 SYMPTOMS
After you install Windows NT on a notebook computer outside of the docking
station and place the notebook computer in the docking station, the
following error message may appear:
The system did not load because it cannot find the following file:
<systemroot>\SYSTEM32\NTOSKRNL.EXE
Please reinstall a copy of the above file.
Boot failed.
CAUSE
This problem occurs due the limitation of the computer BIOS. The docking
station may have another hard disk controller and hard disk which may be
set as the master hard disk. If the docking station equipped notebook
computer is placed in the station, the hard disk on the notebook computer
may be assigned as a slave hard disk. When the notebook computer is placed
in the docking station, the boot sector read is the one on the notebook
computer, and the ARC path specified in its BOOT.INI file is the first hard
disk (hard disk on the docking station).
RESOLUTION
In the CMOS setup of the notebook computer, set the hard disk controller
from Internal/Docking Station to Internal Only. This disables the access to
the hard disk on the docking station and reads the hard disk on the
notebook computer.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB124795 |
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