Article: Q131188
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 26-SEP-1999
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Windows or Windows for Workgroups on a computer with a Sony CDU
55e IDE CD-ROM drive installed, you may receive a blue screen with the following
error message:
This program tried to access your hard disk in a way that is incompatible
with Window's 32-bit disk-access feature (*wdctrl).
CAUSE
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When the Sony CDU 55e IDE CD-ROM drive is installed as a "slave" to the "master"
hard disk and 32-bit disk access is enabled, the CD-ROM drive uses the same
primary IDE channel as the hard disk. The CD-ROM drive shares the hard disk's
cable, interrupt, and port (IRQ 14, 1F0h).
Because this CD-ROM drive does not meet the WD1003 specification, the master hard
disk loses 32-bit disk access capabilities and the WDCTRL driver does not load.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
- Move the CD-ROM drive to a secondary IDE channel on the controller card. Note
that this method requires using separate cables for the hard disk and CD-ROM
drive.
For information about configuring the hardware in your computer, please
consult the hardware documentation or manufacturer.
- Disable 32-bit disk access. To do so, double-click the 386 Enhanced icon in
Control Panel, click the Virtual Memory button, click the Change button, then
clear the 32-Bit Disk Access check box.
MORE INFORMATION
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The Sony CDU 55e CD-ROM drive is typically bundled with a Future Domain 16003
IDE controller and is installed on the secondary IDE channel by default using
IRQ 15 and port 170h.
Sony's Setup program puts the ATAPI_CD.SYS driver in the CONFIG.SYS file and
Corel's CORELCDX.EXE CD-ROM extension in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The CD-ROM drive
works with either CORELCDX.EXE or MSCDEX.EXE, but both will fail if the CD-ROM
drive is installed as a slave and 32-bit disk access is enabled.
Using an enhanced IDE controller instead of a standard IDE controller does not
solve the problem under current versions of MS-DOS and Windows. Also, using
third-party 32-bit disk access drivers (such as those from OnTrack, Western
Digital, or MicroHouse) does not solve the problem.
The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.
Additional query words: 3.10 3.11
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Keywords :
Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
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