An IBM 720 Server Multiprocessor May Randomly Hang (158672)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q158672

SUMMARY

Windows NT Server running on a IBM 720 Multiprocessor Server computer may stop responding at random.

This problem has been seen to occur on computers with BIOS Revision 8 or below.

If you install BIOS Revision 9 or above, it has been known to fix this problem. The most recent BIOS can currently be found on the following ftp site:

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/14/2003
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