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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0281          01/28/98

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TITLE:  Advantage! 62x System BIOS 1.04
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05576034.EXE / 905576-034
   Advantage! 62x System BIOS, v1.03
   
   05576035.EXE / 905576-035
   Advantage! 62x System BIOS 1.04 

SUMMARY

   File 05576035.EXE contains version 1.04 of the Advantage! 62x 
   System BIOS.
   
   This update applies to the following systems: 501969, 501973, 
   501974, 501975, 501976, 503062, 503189, 503197, 503226, 503241, 
   503310, and 503964.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   Version 1.04 contains the following resolutions:
   
   Fixed the system unable to detect CD-ROM if CMOS was corrupted. 
   
   Fixed the issue where Windows 95 could not detect a  Plug-n-Play 
   printer when the parallel port was set to ECP mode.
   
   Fixed the issue where the system was unable to reallocate 
   resource used by PCI device (eg. IRQ 15) to the system board ISA 
   devices.
   
   Fixed the Western Digital Phoenix drive.
   
   Fixed the issue with video cards that failed at POST 63.
   
   Fixed the issue with the 3Com card which showed memory failure 
   when the bus master continued at warm boot.   


ENHANCEMENTS

   Version 1.04 contains the following enhancements:
   
   Upgraded the video BIOS from 2.04 to 2.07.   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Version 1.03 contained the following resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   System hang problem when the Shuttle Pocket Adapter installation 
   program tried to sense the parallel port, if the parallel port 
   was set to Enhanced mode in SETUP.
   
   Reported 10-bit address decode for devices on SMC chip (floppy 
   controller and com ports).
   
   The BIOS reported POST error 12.31 if both floppy drive types 
   were set to "None" and the onboard floppy adapter was set to 
   "Add-in" but no add-in floppy controller was installed.
   
   BIOS data area showed 2 serial ports after warm boot. 
   
   Interlink was unable to allocate ports.
   
   Timeout fix for the Western Digital 2.1GB drive.
   
   Added Suspend mode support in Win95 APM in order to pass Win95 
   logo certification.
   
   Enhanced IDE drive detection logic. This fixed intermittent hard 
   disk not found problem at power up.
   
   Added 2-second delay period prior to entering Suspend mode.
   
   jumper.

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   Release 1.02 contained the following resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   
   Fixed problem of configuring Plug-and-Play modem card. The modem 
   card was always configured at COM1.
   
   Incorporated the new SiS VGA BIOS 2.02.
   
   
   Previous releases also contained the following resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   Fixed the year 2000 problem where the date was not reported 
   correctly when it changed from year 1999 to year 2000.
   
   Fixed the problem in SETUP where the number of heads of IDE 
   drives was not reported correctly on WD 32500.
   
   Added system BIOS part number field in SETUP.
   
   Removed COM 2 port from BIOS SETUP.


NOTES

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   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 N/A

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