    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1524         6-28-96

    TITLE: 12.34/12.35 Config Error Premmia GX

    SUMMARY

       When using the Sound Blaster AWE 32 Plug-and-Play (PnP) sound card
       in a Premmia GX, the system may display error 12.34 or 12.35 on
       boot up.

       This issue affects the following systems: 501522, 501733, 501842,
       and 501843.

    ISSUE

       The Premmia GX system reports system resource errors 12.34 or 12.35.
       The EISACU (EISA Configuration Utility), software version 1.09, saves
       the configuration incorrectly for this particular Setup.

    BACKGROUND

       EISACU version 1.09 is not designed to run on the Premmia GX.

    ACTION

       1. Use version 1.08 of EISACU.  File 11371039.EXE is available for
          download from one of AST's On-Line! services as follows:

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

              To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on
              your hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory,
              and run the file.

       and

       2. Download file CTCMBBS.EXE from Creative Labs' web site at the
          following address

          http://www.creaf.com/wwwnew/tech/ftp/ftp-pat.html

          to configure the Sound Blaster AWE32 PnP sound card.

       For additional information on the EISACU for the Premmia GX system,
       see Software Bulletin # 0319SB.TXT.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 1559FD and 1330JC

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