Recovering From Boot Failure Affecting Mirrored Drives (147690)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q147690 SUMMARY
When a boot failure on a system with a mirrored boot drive occurs, and
the failure is caused by a problem that has affected both the primary and a
mirror, such as bad or corrupt device drivers or other changes to the
system, using a Fault Tolerance boot floppy does not allow you to boot
(since both drives have the same problem). In this case, the normal
procedure is to boot to an alternative operating system, such as MS-DOS or
another installation of Windows NT, and use it for possible recovery.
However, if your boot drive is mirrored, this procedure is not possible,
unless you manually break the mirror.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB147690 |
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