    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1701          04/08/97

    TITLE:  Bravo MS and DPT 2044W SCSI Adapter

    ISSUE

       The Bravo MS may indicate a resource conflict when installing a
       DPT 2044W SCSI adapter.

       The system assigns IRQ 15 to the DPT 2044W SCSI adapter, which
       conflicts with the secondary IDE controller.

       This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954,
       501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       Upgrade to BIOS version 1.04 (AST part number 905579-038) or
       later. File 05579038.EXE is available from any 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:  ASTSUPPORT

       For additional information on the Bravo MS-T BIOS, see Software
       Bulletin # 0285, on any of AST's On'Line! services.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 002053PH

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