Computer with an Intel ICH6-based platform may stop responding during DVD playback if a high-speed USB 2.0 storage device is attached and if the computer is running Windows 2000 (843503)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

During DVD playback on an Intel ICH6-based computer, the computer may stop responding (hang). The clock and the mouse pointer still work, but all other programs stop responding, including the desktop. This problem occurs on heavily stressed computers where much concurrent traffic moves across the ATA and USB 2.0 buses during DVD playback.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the cache manager dirty page threshold is exceeded. Therefore, the cache manager cannot accept any more writes to the hard disk drives.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   12-Dec-2003  18:19  5.0.2195.6882   24,752  Hidclass.sys
   11-Jun-2004  21:04  5.0.2195.6940   25,072  Openhci.sys
   12-Dec-2003  17:37  5.0.2195.6882   32,944  Uhcd.sys
   07-Jun-2004  23:46                  32,543  Usb.inf
   28-May-2004  20:55  5.0.2195.6935   20,752  Usbd.sys
   12-Dec-2003  17:37  5.0.2195.6882   19,792  Usbehci.sys
   17-Jan-2004  02:06  5.0.2195.6891   50,032  Usbhub20.sys
   16-Jun-2004  18:52  5.0.2195.6941  139,120  Usbport.sys

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/1/2006
Keywords:kbQFE kbHotfixServer kbBug kbfix kbWin2000preSP5fix KB843503 kbAudEndUser