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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1249                7-17-95

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EZ-SCSI CANNOT FIND CARD OR DRIVER WILL NOT LOAD IF INSTALLED 
ON A POWEREXEC NOTEBOOK


PROBLEM

When attempting to install the Adaptec APA 1460 PCMCIA SCSI card in an AST 
PowerExec using the card and socket services supplied with the card, EZ-SCSI 
cannot locate any SCSI adapters installed.  If the ASPI drivers are loaded 
manually, the drivers will "hang" for a period of time, error and not load.


CAUSE

The CSALLOC.EXE file that currently ships with the Adaptec-supplied CardSoft 
ver. 3.1 is incompatible with the PowerExec notebook computer.


SYSTEMS AFFECTED

All AST PowerExec notebook computers.


SOLUTION

Download the self-extracting zip file <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/P-OTHER/CSFIX.EXE">CSFIX.EXE</A> from AST's BBS 
(817) 230-6850, "Systems" file area. 

Place the file into the directory that contains the CardSoft (Typically 
C:\CARDSOFT) utilities.  

Change to the CardSoft directory and type 

CSFIX

then press <Enter>.  

When prompted about overwriting files, answer yes.  
Running the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/P-OTHER/CSFIX.EXE">CSFIX.EXE</A> file will replace the CSALLOC.EXE and 
CSALLOC.INI files on your system.

After rebooting, ensure that the APA 1460 card is installed, a SCSI device is 
attached and powered on, the SCSI device supplies its own termination power, 
and it is properly terminated.  

You may now run Adaptec's EZ-SCSI program to install your SCSI drivers.