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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0328          08/05/97

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TITLE:  Advantage! 93xx USB BIOS, v1.00.06
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05588035.EXE / 905588-035
   Advantage! 93xx USB BIOS, v1.00.06 

SUMMARY

   File 05588035.EXE contains version 1.00.06 of the Advantage! 93xx 
   USB flash BIOS.
   
   This update applies to the following systems: 503079, 503080, 
   503082, 503083, 503084, 503086, 503087, 503116, 503117, 503118, 
   503152, 503153, 503154, 503203, 503204, 503205, 503209, 503211, 
   503217, 503218, 503219, 503220, 503273, 503274, 503283, 503284, 
   and 503333.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   Version 1.00.06 contains the following resolution:
   
   Fixed the Yamaha reset issue.   


ENHANCEMENTS

   N/A   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Version 1.00.05 contained the following resolutions:
   
   Fixed a potential problem of the system hanging when no boot 
   device is found.
   
   Corrected a problem with the hard drive configuration in the 
   Setup utility.  Under certain system configurations, the three 
   configuration entries on a hard drive screen (IDE Translation, 
   Multiple Sector, Fast PIO) could potentially alter the 
   configuration for a drive defined on a different hard drive 
   screen.
   
   Version 1.00.05 contained the following enhancement:
   
   Added support for reporting the Multimedia Processor (MMX) in 
   Setup's Advanced Screen, under the processor type.
   
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   Previous releases also contained the following resolutions and 
   enhancements:
   
   Disabled USB by default.
   
   Changed the BIOS default programming for the USB of 
   the 82430HX chipset to work with 24MHz clock signal.
   
   Fixed IRQ 11 availability in the Plug-and-Play Setup menu when 
   utilized by the audio.


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 N/A

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