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3Com 3c905b Prevents Write of Memory.dmp

Article ID: 192250

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q192250

SYMPTOMS

If a blue screen is encountered in Windows NT, a memory dump will not be generated if Windows NT has a 3Com Fast Etherlink/Etherlink XL PCI Busmaster NIC (3c905b) installed.

CAUSE

This problem occurs with the 3c905b assembly rev 03-0172. Assembly rev 03- 0152 of the 3c905b does not cause this problem. The assembly revision can be found in the upper left hand corner of the card.

STATUS

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

3Com has confirmed this behavior and is currently working on the problem.

Additional query words: setup hardware

Keywords: kbprb KB192250


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