NTFS Integrity Problems with Large Stripe Sets (124958)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q124958 SYMPTOMS
When you use a large hard disk drive (for example, a Seagate 9 GB) for a
stripe set with or without parity on NTFS, you may experience file
corruption and data integrity problems.
CAUSE
The fault tolerance (FT) driver stripe code calculates the row for I/O
using 64-bit math. However, when building the IRP for the I/O it calculates
the byte offset from the "row" value using 32-bit math.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem has been corrected in the
latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on
obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
S E R V P A C K
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/3/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB124958 |
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