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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0481          01/09/98

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TITLE:  Premium HS Manufact System BIOS, v1.04
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05615034.EXE / 905615-034
   Premium HS Manufact System BIOS, v1.04 

SUMMARY

   File 05615034.EXE contains version 1.04 of the Premium HS 
   manufacturing combo system BIOS, release 1.40. 
   
   This software applies to the following system: 503461.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   Version 1.04 contains the following resolution:
   
   This BIOS fixes a problem with previous versions that caused the 
   system to hang at the CHECKING NVRAM portion of the boot process 
   with certain ISA boards.   


ENHANCEMENTS

   File 5615032.EXE contains the following enhancement:
   
   Update to support Deschute Processor, Primary SCSI boot, 
   Removed LCD clock.   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   File 05615031.EXE was the first release of the manufacturing 
   combo system BIOS for the Premium HS server product.


NOTES

   In order to load this file into the system, the user must do the 
   following:
   
   1. Use the diskfile utility to create a disk using file 
      AMIBOOT.ROM contained within. 
   
   2. With the diskette in drive A: and the system powered 
      OFF, hold down the [Ctrl] and the [Home] keys on the
      keyboard, while turning the system power back ON. 
   
   3. Release the [Ctrl-Home] keys after seeing the floppy
      LED light up. 
   
   The system will reboot after the flash update is finished.

   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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