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AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1731          07/22/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Manhattan S Fails with EISA SCSI Ctrls 
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   The Manhattan S system BIOS may not recognize some EISA SCSI 
   controllers such as the Adaptec AHA-2742 and DPT PM20xx EISA SCSI 
   adapters. This issue affects the following systems:  501832, 
   503076, 503281, and 503282.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   Update your System BIOS to version 3.90 (AST part number 
   905573-039) for 501832-xxx and 503076-xxx Manhattan Servers.
   
   Update your System BIOS to version 1.40 (AST part number 
   905601-033 for 503281-xxx and 503282-xxx Manhattan Servers.
   
   Obtain files <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/S-BIOS/05573039.EXE">05573039.EXE</A> and <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/S-BIOS/05601033.EXE">05601033.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. 
   
   For installation instructions, see the README.TXT file included 
   with the download.
   
   For BIOS changes, see Software Bulletins 0305 and 0380.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
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