    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1378          7-19-96

    TITLE: Manh P/V EISACU, NCR PCI SCSI Enabled

    SUMMARY

       After running the EISA Configuration Utility (EISACU) on the
       Manhattan P and V, the embedded PCI SCSI is re-enabled.

       This issue applies to the following systems: 501500, 501502, and
       501830.

    ISSUE

       When the embedded PCI SCSI is disabled through EISACU
       v3.04/REL 1.04, every time EISACU is run, the embedded PCI SCSI
       is re-enabled.  No message appears to warn the user that the
       embedded SCSI has been re-enabled.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       EISA Configuration Utility v3.09/R1.09 (AST part number 911371-040)
       resolves the problem.  The NCR on-board controller will remain
       disabled when that option is saved.

       File 11371040.EXE is available from any of AST's On-Line! services
        including:

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

       * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's international BBS
         numbers.

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

       For additional information on the EISACU for AST PCI/EISA-based
       systems, see Software Bulletin 0211 on AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 007122JD

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