AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1656          01/28/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Bravo MS Win3.11 Toshiba CD-ROM CDAUDIO
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When playing an audio CD on a Bravo MS system with a Toshiba 8X 
   CD-ROM drive installed, the audio output switches between the 
   left and right speakers and then to both.  This occurs when using 
   the CD Audio option under the Multimedia/Accessories group in 
   Windows 3.11, 
   
   This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954, 
   501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   Obtain file <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/13354033.EXE">13354033.EXE</A> from one of AST's On-Line! services as 
   follows:
   
      AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
      AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
      CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
      Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT
   
      * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's 
        international BBS numbers.
   
   To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your 
   hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run 
   the file. 
   
   The file mentioned above contains Toshiba's driver TAISATAP.SYS, 
   version 1.6983, which corrects the problem.
   
   For additional information, see Software Bulletin 0344, posted on 
   AST's On-Line! services.    

 
NOTES 
 
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