Mirror Sets Report Incorrect Status After Failure of Shadow Drive Causing Corruption on the Mirror (197366)
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 Q197366 SYMPTOMS
When a disk fails on a system with multiple mirror sets, the status of
mirror sets in Disk Administrator displays incorrectly when the computer is
restarted and may cause data corruption. Running Chkdsk.exe on a mirrored
drive reports errors because of corruption.
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a thread synchronization problem in Windows
NT.
RESOLUTION
A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft,
but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely
affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for
the next Windows NT service pack that contains this fix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support
Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product
Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go
to the following address on the World Wide Web:
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:
Date Time Size File Name Platform
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12/07/98 06:49p 33,968 Ftdisk.sys (x86)
12/07/98 06:48p 56,752 Ftdisk.sys (Alpha)
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbQFE KB197366 |
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