Hardware Inventory Fails on Removable Media Drives

Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q151861

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

If a client has a removable media drive, and inventory is run without a disk in that drive, inventory fails with the following error:

     HARDWARE INVENTORY PHASE
     -[xx%]-
     Not Ready Reading Drive D
     Abort, Retry, Fail?

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbhw smsinv
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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