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    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1149               4-20-95

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    			   MANHATTAN G 560 and G 590 BIOS DISTINCTION

    This is an informational bulletin.

    The Manhattan G server is available as both a 60MHz and a 90MHz machine.
    These two machines, the Manhattan G560 and G590 respectively, each use a
    different system BIOS.

    The Manhattan G 560 uses an NCR 8100 PCI SCSI controller.  The SCSI control
    BIOS is integrated into the Manhattan G560’s system BIOS.  The current part
    number and revision are listed below.

    The Manhattan G590 uses an NCR 8150 PCI SCSI controller.  The SCSI control
    BIOS is located on the PCI controller itself, and is not included in the
    Manhattan G590's system BIOS.  The current part number and revision are
    listed below.

    Flashing the wrong BIOS will result in an error, indicating that the BIOS
    could not reconfigure the system properly.

    The following are the current BIOS part numbers at the time of this Technical
    Bulletin's release:

    Manhattan G560 P/N 905555-032 rel. 1.05

    Manhattan G590 P/N 905545-037 rel. 1.06