Computer Hangs After You Connect Multiple IEEE 1394 Devices (290089)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q290089

SYMPTOMS

After you connect multiple IEEE 1394-based devices on a computer with multiple CPUs, your computer may stop responding (hang).

CAUSE

This problem can occur because the Windows 2000 1394 bus driver does not handle multiple devices correctly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date        Time     Version         Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   4/11/2001  03:20p    5.0.2195.3489  41,584   1394bus.sys
   4/11/2001  03:03p    5.0.2195.3489  34,160   Sbp2port.sys

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbenv kbfix kbHardware kbOSWin2000fix kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB290089
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