Err Msg: Setup Did Not Find Any Hard Drives on Your Computer (169966)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q169966

SYMPTOMS

When you are installing Windows NT version 4.0 on an IBM PS/2 Model 77i 9577 computer with an EIDE hard disk, the following error message may occur when Setup inspects the hard disk:
Setup did not find any hard drives on your computer.

CAUSE

The IBM-supplied Abios.sys and .bio files must be installed for Setup to work properly.

RESOLUTION

Upgrade the computer to the latest BIOS and copy the Abios.sys and .bio files from the IBM reference disk to the root folder of the boot drive, and then install Windows NT again. For additional information about these files, please contact IBM.

MORE INFORMATION

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kberrmsg kbHardware kbsetup KB169966
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