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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1121                4-4-95

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			 STORAGE MANAGER AND WINDOWS NT 3.5 SETUP DISK


PROBLEM

During installation of Microsoft Windows NT operating system, the operating 
system does not recognize the DPT PCI Disk Array driver disks that have been 
created by the DPT Storage Manager Utility. 


CAUSE

The Windows NT installation program requires that the file OEMSETUP.INF be 
located in the root directory of the floppy diskette containing drivers to be 
used with Windows NT.  File OEMSETUP.INF provides information to the operating 
system, such as the name of the driver and the location of the drivers on the 
diskette.

The Storage Manager program, which is used to configure the PCI Disk Array 
subsystem, creates the Windows NT driver disk with the OEMSETUP.INF file in a 
sub-directory of the floppy diskette. The Windows NT program does not 
recognize the diskette as a valid driver diskette for Windows NT.  


SYSTEMS AFFECTED
AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION    REVISION
		
501500-XXX     Manhattan V5090     All Models using PCI DAC
501502-XXX     Manhattan P5090     All Models using PCI DAC
501503-XXX     Manhattan P5100     All Models using PCI DAC


SOLUTION

A corrected version of the Windows NT driver diskette is available on the AST 
electronic bulletin board system.  Use the diskette created by the files 
downloaded from the BBS, instead of the diskette created by the Storage 
Manager utility, when installing Windows NT.

Part numbers 911709-034 and 911709-035 (file names 709034.EXE and 709035.EXE) 
can be found on AST's BBS (817) 230-6850, in the "Systems" file area.  AST's
BBS supports modem speeds up to 28.8k bps.  The above files will also be 
posted on: 

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