Error message: "Illegal or missing file types specified in section Files.SCSI.name"

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This article was previously published under Q275334

Symptoms

On your computer when you run an unattended installation using a small computer system interface (SCSI) controller with a manufacturer's drives, you may receive the following error message:

Illegal or missing file types specified in section Files.SCSI.name

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Cause

This behavior may occur because the line in the Txtsetup.oem file under the [Files.SCSI.name] heading is not a supported file type for a SCSI. For example:

dll = (driver).dll

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Resolution

To resolve this behavior, you must remove the line in the Txtsetup.oem file. The dynamic-link library (DLL) file may be copied to the correct location of the installation by placing the DLL file in the I386\$Oem$\$$\OEMDIR folder.

(OEMDIR would be the destination folder where the file would normally be located, if installed to a running operating system. For example, INF files are normally found in the %SystemRoot%\INF folder, etc. The correct OEMDIR destination can be found by searching the INF file used to install the device or driver.)

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