    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1323          12/19/96

    TITLE:  Bravo MS Reboots During Install of OS/2

    ISSUE

       Bravo MS systems with more than 64MB of system memory may reboot
       while attempting to read the installation disk of OS/2 Warp,
       version 3.0.

       This issue affects the following systems: 501533, 501534, 501535,
       501650, 501651, 501659, 501660, 501701, 501702, 501703, 501754,
       501772, 501774, 501777, 501814, 501815, 501860, 501952, 501954,
       501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.

    BACKGROUND

       OS/2 Warp, version 3.0, may report systems as having 65MB which
       is not a valid configuration.

    ACTION

       Update the software using Fix_Pak26.

       Files XR_W026.1DK, XR_W026.2DK, XR_W026.3DK, XR_W026.4DK,
       XR_W026.5DK, XR_W026.6DK, XR_W026.7DK, XR_W026.8DK, XR_W026.9DK,
       XR_W026.ADK, XR_W026.BDK, XR_W026.CDK, XR_W026.DDK, Corrective
       Service Boot Diskettes CSFBOOT.1DK, and CSFBOOT.2DK, can be found
       on IBM's ftp site at he following address:
          ftp://service.boulder.ibm.com/ps/products/os2/fixes
               /v3.0warp/english-us/xr_w026/

       The system also requires the LOADDSKF.EXE utility which is
       available under the DISKIMGS subdirectory on both the CD-ROM and
       diskette versions of OS/2 Warp.

    NOTES

       The system memory must not exceed 64MB until the
       installation of both OS/2 Warp and Fix_Pak26 have been
       installed.

    TAN 001537DM

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