    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1805          3/25/98

    TITLE  Manhattan P/V and Symbios DOS ASPI drivers

    ISSUE

       A Manhattan P/V may lockup when loading the Symbios DOS ASPI
       driver version 4.04.00.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       Load the Symbios ASPI driver version 4.03.00.

       For information on installation, please view the
       DOS.TXT file that accompanies the driver diskette.

       You can download "DOS40.EXE" from the following services:

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

          * 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.

    NOTES

       Symbios is currently working the issue and may have an alternate
       solution available at a later date.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED

       This issue may affect any system running with an NCR 53c810
       controller.

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