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title: "Device Not Ready Error | Microsoft Docs"
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# Device Not Ready Error
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  This rule checks the system event log for EventId 15. This error can be caused by SCSI host adapter configuration issues or related problems.  
  
## Best Practices Recommendations  
 Review the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles for more information about how to troubleshoot this error:  
  
-   Microsoft Knowledge Base article 259237
  
-   Microsoft Knowledge Base article 154690  
  
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