    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1303              9-13-94

                 WARP CONNECT INSTALL PROBLEM ON BRAVO MS PENTIUMS

    PROBLEM:

    The Bravo MS Pentium systems may hang on Disk #1 of OS/2 Warp V3.0 during
    installation.

    CAUSE:

    OS/2 Warp Connect uses Read-ahead mode on systems that integrate the
    CMD640x PCI IDE chipset on the system board.

    SOLUTION:

    Disable Read-ahead mode. File PJ19409.ZIP can be found on IBM's BBS
    (919) 517-0001 in the "Corrective Service Software" file area.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501533-XXX          BMS P-60
    501534-XXX          BMS P-90
    501535-XXX          BMS P/100
    501650-XXX          BMS-L P/60
    501651-XXX          BMS-L P/90
    501659-XXX          BMS-T P/60
    501660-XXX          BMS-T P/90
    501701-XXX          BMS P/75
    501754-XXX          BMS P/100