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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 05573039.EXE and 05601033.EXE 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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