AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1580          09/10/96 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Crystal Audio Drv CS4232C.EXE Load Slow
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
   When booting any system that is loading the Crystal Audio 
   CS4232C.EXE driver in the CONFIG.SYS, the driver may take longer 
   than 60 seconds to load. 
   
   This issue applies all systems.    


ISSUE 
 
   The specific configuration listed below causes the CS4232C.EXE 
   driver to take longer to load than expected. 
   
   1. DOS is loaded into upper memory blocks by using DOS=UMB in the 
      CONFIG.SYS file.
   
   2. The Intel Plug-and-Play driver DWCFGMG.EXE is loading in the 
      CONFIG.SYS file.
   
   3. CS4232C.EXE is loading in the CONFIG.SYS file.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   The Crystal Audio chipset is a Plug-and-Play device. In this 
   configuration, the CS4232C.EXE will load properly, however it 
   takes a long time to read the resource information from the 
   Plug-and-Play architecture of the system.    

 
ACTION 
 
   Load the CS4232C.EXE in the AUTOEXEC.BAT instead of CONFIG.SYS.
   
   1. Delete the line containing CS4232C.EXE from the CONFIG.SYS file.
   
   2. Add the line below to the beginning of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
   
            C:\CRYSTAL\CS4232C.EXE /N    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN 002900CP 
 
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