Incorrect Event ID 6 in the Event Viewer

Last reviewed: March 24, 1997
Article ID: Q151671

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SUMMARY

An event message may be incorrectly generated when you have a PC Card installed.

   Event ID: 6
   Description: The IRQ of <n> was selected for a network PCMCIA PC Card.
                This IRQ is not supported for PC Cards on this system.
                For network service, please change the configuration.

MORE INFORMATION

You may find the PC Card is still operating regardless of the error. The error can be ignored because it does not indicate any problem with the device.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 4.00.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbfix4.00 kbsetup ntdriver ntsetup
Version : 3.51
Platform : WinNT

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Last reviewed: March 24, 1997
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