AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1513          12/04/96 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Windows 95 and IDE Controller
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   After rebooting the system following the completion of a Windows 
   95 installation, the operating system will not recognize a device 
   installed on the secondary IDE controller.   
   
   This issue applies to the following systems: 501951, 501952, 
   501954, 501955, 501956, 501972, 503043, 503057, 503058, 503079, 
   503080, 503081-037, 503082, 503083, 503084, 503086, 503087, 
   503116, 503118, and 503152, 503153-037, and 503116-137.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   The file <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/MSHDC.INF">MSHDC.INF</A> disables the secondary IDE port. Data 
   regarding the 82371SB controller on the system board was not 
   included in this version of the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/MSHDC.INF">MSHDC.INF</A> file.  This file is 
   included with Windows 95 version 400.950.  This issue applies 
   ONLY to retail versions of Windows 95.
   
   To verify the version of Windows 95, double-click on the System 
   icon in the Control Panel, and view the General dialog box.
      
   Altering the CMOS Setup parameters for the IDE ports has no 
   effect on this issue.    

 
ACTION 
 
   Obtain a new version of <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/MSHDC.INF">MSHDC.INF</A> by downloading file 
   IDEINFUP.EXE from the Intel World Wide Web site at address: 
   
              ftp://ftp.intel.com/pub/patch/
   
   Look for the file at the bottom of the Intel Web page.  
   
   IDEINFUP.EXE is a self-extracting file.  Copy it to a temporary, 
   empty directory on the hard drive and execute the file.  Once the 
   files have been extracted, execute the SW.EXE file and follow the 
   directions.  The process executed at this point will 
   automatically replace the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/MSHDC.INF">MSHDC.INF</A> file for the user.    

 
NOTES 
 
   Obtain further information regarding this issue by downloading 
   the IDEINFUP.TXT file located at the address above.    

 
TAN APR 3536SW 
 
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