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    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1329                11-14-95

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                    Premmia GX and Windows NT Error Message at Boot Up

    PROBLEM/CAUSE

    When booting the Premmia GX system up to Windows NT, a dialogue box
    window may appear after the NT login prompt, with the following message:

           "Service Control Manager"

           "At least one service or driver failed during system startup.
            Use the Event Viewer to examine the event log for details."

    This issue is caused by the system BIOS defaults.  The BIOS default for the
    onboard Ethernet port is set to DISABLED; NT is trying to initialize this
    port.

    SOLUTION

    Configure the system with either the on-board AMD Ethernet port, or an
    add-in NIC (Network Interface Card), to be used by the installed network
    operating system.  The Service Control Manager pop-up window will no
    longer be displayed.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501522-XXX               Premmia GX/S NT
    501733-XXX               Premmia GX/S NT