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    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1802          02/10/98

    TITLE:  Premium HS and NetWare 4.11 SMP

    ISSUE

       The Premium HS system hangs during NetWare 4.11 SMP installation.

       This issue affects all Premium HS systems.

    BACKGROUND

       A NetWare 4.11 SMP requirement states that the hardware and BIOS
       must stricly be MP 1.4 compliant.

    ACTION

       To correct this situation, the user must toggle the MP Support
       option to Version 1.4, located under Chipset in the Premium HS
       system BIOS version 1.05 or later (p/n 905632-032).

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN OPR # 4344FA

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