    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1434          6-28-96

    TITLE: Premmia GX and Adaptec PCI 2940

    SUMMARY

       The Premmia GX system may experience a POST error when an Adaptec
       adapter is installed.

       This issue applies to all the Premmia GX systems.

    ISSUE

       When an Adaptec PCI 2940 SCSI adapter is installed in a Premmia GX,
       the system may display POST error 16.02 (below) during a warm boot.

            Board was installed but not configured in slot 15.

       This will occur only with Premmia GX BIOS versions 3.00 and 3.01.

    BACKGROUND

        The Adaptec PCI 2940 SCSI is automatically configured during
        initial installation, and may conflict with system resources.

    ACTION

       1. Run the EISA Configuration Utility (EISACU) version 1.08
          (AST Part Number 911371-039).  File 11371039.EXE is downloadable
          from any one of AST's On-Line! services below:

               AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
               AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
               CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
               Prodigy: Jump: AST Support

       2. Under EISACU, configure the Adaptec PCI 2940 for any of the offered
          options for the I/O starting address, in the range between
          "0F000h-0F0FFh" and "0FF00h-0FFFFh", except for I/O address
          "0FC00h-0FCFFh".

       For additional information on the EISACU, see Software Bulletin # 0319
       on AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

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