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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0211          01/26/98

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TITLE:  EISACU AST PCI/EISA-Based Systems,v1.09
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   11371040.EXE 

SUMMARY

   File 11371040.EXE contains version 1.09, disk 1 of 1, of the EISA 
   Configuration Utility (EISACU) for the Manhattan P and V systems. 
   This revision of EISACU works with AST PCI/EISA systems that have 
   Plug-n-Play (PnP) support built into the BIOS.
   
   This update applies to all the Manhattan P and V systems.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   Version 1.09 includes the following issue resolutions:
   
   Uses BIOS call B406 to verify IRQ settings with BIOS versions 
   1.12 and earlier which meet Revision 2.0 specification.
   
   It will no longer try to enable a function that has been disabled 
   by the BIOS.   


ENHANCEMENTS

   N/A   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Version 1.07 contained the following problem resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   Fixed a problem that the secondary IDE adapter could not be set 
   when it was set to AUTO.
   
   Added Configuration Manager DWCFGMG.SYS 1.43.
   
   Added CFG file for Creative Vibra 16 Model CT2800 (!ISA0001.CFG).
   
   Added !AST1201.CFG and ASTPCI3.OVL to support Shasta S.
   
   Moved the system BIOS resources from !AST0681.CFG to 
   !AST8250.CFG.
   
   Previous releases also included the following resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   Made change to !AST0581.CFG (Manhattan P/V) to include address 
   800h-8ffh (addresses to access CMOS) in the system resource to 
   avoid conflict with embedded or external PCI devices.
   
   Incorporated MCS version 3.01 that fixed problems with 
   Plug-and-Play (PnP) cards with dependent functions such as IBM 
   Token Ring PnP card.
   
   In CFG and OVERLAY files, the resource I/O address 3F6h was moved 
   from Onboard Floppy Disk Controller to Onboard IDE controller.  
   
   System board resources I/O addresses 800h-8FFh and C00h were 
   added in the CFG file so that they were not allocated to the PCI 
   devices.
   
   Resource information can now be printed even if the boards in the 
   system do not contain switch or jumper statements.
   
   Added support for IDE.
   
   Added support for new Plug-n-Play BIOS calls.
   
   Add support for Manhattan P and V systems.
   
   Supported the new serial port configurations.


NOTES

   N/A

   For information on installing this update, please view the 
   README.TXT file that accompanies the update.

   You can download this file 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. 

TAN 003055SW

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