Cannot Boot off of a SCSI Device Other Than LUN 0 (218974)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
This article was previously published under Q218974

SUMMARY

Attempting to install Windows NT to a SCSI mass storage device other than Logical Unit Number (LUN) 0 is not recomended and is not supported.

MORE INFORMATION

There are many constraints that affect the boot sequence and there are different error messages that can be encountered. During the installation of Windows NT, hard drives on LUNs other than 0 may be displayed. If you attempt to install Windows NT to one of these partitions you may get the following error message:
The hard disk containing the partition or free space you chose has a Logical Unit Number (LUN) greater than 0, and is not assessable to your computer's setup program. Setup cannot install Windows NT on this hard disk.

Please contact your computer or hard disk controller manufacturer for more information.

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For additional information, see the following article or articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

168105 WinNT Fails to Create a Memory.dmp On Any Other LUN Than 0

162471 WinNT 4.0 May Not Recognize SCSI Devices Using Nonzero LUNs

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/19/2004
Keywords:kbinfo KB218974
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