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    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1435                2-8-96

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    		Bravo MS CD-ROM File Copy Errors under Windows 95

    PROBLEM

    When installing or running applications from CD-ROM, the Bravo MS system may
    give bad file copies or other run time errors.

    CAUSE

    When the Dual Boot installation is installed as Windows 95, the installation
    detects the CD-ROM as single speed, instead of quad speed in an 8 MB
    system.  The small amount of cache allocated, along with the single speed
    CD-ROM access pattern of Windows 95, give file errors.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501772-XXX       Bravo MS P/75
    501774-XXX       Bravo MS P/100
    501814-XXX       Bravo MS P/120
    501860-XXX       Bravo MS-T P/133

    SOLUTION

    1. In Windows 95, open the Control Panel and double-click the system icon.

    2. From the 'System Properties' screen, choose the 'Performance' tab.

    3. On the Performance screen of System Properties, click on the
       'File System' button.

    4. On the 'File System Properties' screen, choose the 'CD-ROM' tab.

    5. Set the 'Supplemental cache size' to the middle or higher, and set the
       'Optimize access pattern for' to 'Quad speed or higher'.

    6. Select the 'OK' button, then select the 'Close' button.

    Windows 95 will give you the option to restart Windows.  Choose restart.