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    AST RESEARCH, INC.           TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1046                1-16-95

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                        PREMMIA GX BOOTING WITH HITACHI SCSI DRIVE

    PROBLEM:        The Premmia GX system does not boot into OS/2, version 2.11,
                    when a Hitachi DK315C-10 (1GB) SCSI hard disk drive is
                    connected to the integrated SCSI adapter.

    CAUSE:          Synchronous data transfers are typically faster than
                    asynchronous. Some hard disk drives do not handle synchronous
                    data transfers.  Therefore, the /!SN or "no synchronous"
                    option should only be used if synchronous transfers cause a
                    problem.

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:           AST
                    PART NUMBER      DESCRIPTION

                    501457-601      PREMMIA GX P/90

    SOLUTION:       To disable synchronous operations, edit the CONFIG.SYS file in
                    the system to read:

                            BASEDEV=OS2CAM.ADD /!SN