Windows NT Installation on Laptops with PCI Docking Station (180604)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q180604

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT on a portable computer with a docking station, the peripherals in the docking station are not detected. With some docking stations, you may receive the following error message after the first reboot:

Setup has encountered a fatal error while initializing your video
contact 0xC0000034. Setup can not continue.

CAUSE

Some docking stations have a PCI bridge that links the laptop's PCI bus to the docking station's PCI bus. During installation, Windows NT is not able to detect devices in a docking station of this type. The version of HAL available in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 has the ability to detect devices across the PCI bridge.

RESOLUTION

It is possible to replace the original HAL with the one in Service Pack 3 prior to installation. To do this, create a sharepoint that contains the i386 directory from the Windows NT 4.0 compact disc, or copy the contents of the i386 directory to the local hard disk. After creating the sharepoint, follow these steps:

  1. Rename the following files in the i386 sharepoint or move them to a backup directory:

    Hal.dl_
    Halast.dl_
    Halcbus.dl_
    Halcbusm.dl_
    Haloli.dl_
    Halsp.dl_
    Halwyse7.dl_

  2. Copy the following files from Service Pack 3 directory to the i386 sharepoint on the distribution server:

    Hal.dll
    Hal486c.dll
    Halapic.dll
    Halast.dll
    Halcbus.dll
    Halcbusm.dll
    Halmca.dll
    Halmps.dll
    Halmpsm.dll
    Haloli.dll
    Halsp.dll
    Halwyse7.dll

  3. Perform a normal or unattended installation of Windows NT and the devices on the docking station will be detected properly.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/9/2001
Keywords:kbprb kbsetup KB180604
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