WINMSD, NTDETECT and AMI BIOS Information

 Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
Article ID: Q108028
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SUMMARY

Windows NT WINMSD reports incomplete information on some systems using AMI BIOS. When you use WINMSD, select the Hardware icon. Notice that the system BIOS date is displayed in the appropriate field. However, the System BIOS Version information is blank.

CAUSE

Most system BIOS and adapters have ROM, which has a recognizable signature. At startup, NTDETECT scans upper memory for these ROM signatures. When NTDETECT finds a recognized ROM signature, it puts it into the Windows NT Registry. If it cannot find any signatures in this area, the Registry does not get updated. WINMSD gets all of its information about the system from the Registry. Windows NT NTDETECT is unable to detect the AMI BIOS ROM and therefore the information is blank in the Registry and WINMSD.

RESOLUTION

There is no known resolution for this problem at this time. There are no known functional difficulties due to this situation.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbhw nthw
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
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