AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1587          09/24/96 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Card and Socket Services PCMCIA
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
   Mobile systems configured with the Card Wizard default settings may 
   hang after running Memmaker. Card Wizard is the PCMCIA Card and 
   Socket Services software shipped with certain AST mobile systems
   equipped with PCMCIA sockets.
   
   This issue affects all mobile computer systems that shipped with 
   the Card and Socket Services software.    


ISSUE 
 
   If the user runs Memmaker (express option), the system may hang. 
   After rebooting, Memmaker will present the user the option of 
   recovering the original configuration. The user should select 
   this option and then restart the process using the path described above.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   The device line in CONFIG.SYS that loads the CSALLOC.EXE driver 
   cannot be changed to load the driver into high memory. When 
   loaded high, it may cause the system to hang.    

 
ACTION 
 
   At the DOS prompt, type MEMMAKER and press <Enter>.
   
   1. To run Memmaker successfully, use the "custom" 
      selection. 
   
   2. When prompted, select the option that allows the user 
      to specify which drivers can be loaded high. 
   
   3. Select "Yes" for every driver but CSALLOC.EXE.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN N/A 
 
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