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    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1415               1-31-96

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    		  Premmia GX OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0 Installation

    PROBLEM

    Unable to install OS/2 Warp Connect on the Premmia GX system.

    During the installation process of OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0, the system may
    display a Trap 000D error after pressing  at the Welcome Screen.

    This may occur when using both a SCSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a SCSI
    CD-ROM drive attached to the integrated NCR PCI/SCSI adapter.

    CAUSE

    OS/2 Warp Connect uses the Read-ahead mode on systems that integrate the
    CMD64xx PCI chipset.

    The "BASEDEV=XXXCDS1.FLT" statements in CONFIG.SYS may also
    cause the system to hang.

    SOLUTION

    Disable Read-ahead mode.  Follow the steps below:

    1. Download file PJ19409.ZIP form IBM's BBS (919) 517-0001,
       "Corrective Service Software" file area.

    2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on Diskette 1 and remark (rem) out the
       "BASEDEV=XXXCDS1.FLT" statements.  Ensure that you include the
       SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1 statement at the beginning of the
       CONFIG.SYS file.

    PREREQUISITE

    V 3.03.00 of the NCR OS/2 Cam driver.  File OS2_DRV.ZIP can be found
    on NCR's BBS (719) 596-1649 in the "SCSI Device Drivers" file area.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501457-XXX      Premmia GX P/90
    501700-XXX      Premmia GX P/90
    501522-XXX      Premmia GX P/100
    501733-XXX      Premmia GX P/133