Q61957: Err Msg: No Hard Drives on System (SMARTDrive)

Article: Q61957
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.0a 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to install the SMARTDrive disk-caching utility that comes with
Microsoft Windows on a machine with no local hard drive, you may receive the
following message when you boot your computer:

  No hard drives on system

CAUSE
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Setting up SMARTDrive on a diskless workstation on a network is a typical
configuration that could cause this problem. Since the network software is not
loaded until after you've booted up, SMARTDrive does not see any hard drives. As
a result, it returns the error message.

Additional query words: 3.0 harddrive cashing smart drive 3.00 3.00a kbnetwork

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin203 kbWin210 kbWin211 kbWin300 kbWin300a
Version           : WINDOWS:2.x,3.0,3.0a

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