Devicemap says atapi devices on SCSI ports (have no SCSI card)

[DSG]

When I first built my computer, Windows 2000, I had a SCSI board and used a
SCSI CDROM drive and a SCSI Scanner.

When I rebuilt the computer and was ready to install Windows XP SP2, I
removed the SCSI card, the CDROM and Scanner. I'm now using IDE ATA /
ATAPI controllers and have replaced the old SCSI devices with ATAPI devices.

When reviewing settings in the registry this week,
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAPS
the DeviceMap says C, D, E, F, and G are on SCSI ports.

(1) Is it that the registry cannot spell? Or should I have taken care of
something when I took out the SCSI board? Everything seems to be working
fine (April thorugh July).
(2) If something needs to be fixed, How could I make that happen?
dsg

 

[Bob I]

Add on IDE ports are identified as "SCSI" in NT. That's normal.

 

[DSG]

Thanks Bob 1 for answers to both my questions. I can sleep now.
dsg
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[Triffid]

Add on IDE ports are identified as "SCSI" in NT. That's normal.

Makes no sense - unless it's intended to cause confusion - but you are
correct.

Triffid

 

[Tim]

It comes about for many reasons including that prior to Device Manager,
there was a SCSI Devices applet in the control panel and for the sake of
having somewhere to put these devices they were included there.

There is no benefit in looking around for "anomolies" as you are because
using this approach you will never gain an understand of the deep dark
places in the registry and many other things. It takes a *lot* of
experience.

The thing that should concern you most is if your system is working
correctly or not. If there are errors in the event log then resolve them.
Keep your system up to date AV and anti spyware included.

Please do not go off to any web site that promises accelerators to make web
browsing or your system faster - most are spyware / trojan horse and do only
one thing for your system: stuff it up completely.

- Tim

 

[Bob I]

You're welcome, have a good one!

Thanks Bob 1 for answers to both my questions. I can sleep now.
dsg
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