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AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1415               1-31-96

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		  Premmia GX OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0 Installation


PROBLEM

Unable to install OS/2 Warp Connect on the Premmia GX system.

During the installation process of OS/2 Warp Connect 3.0, the system may 
display a Trap 000D error after pressing <Enter> at the Welcome Screen.  

This may occur when using both a SCSI Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and a SCSI 
CD-ROM drive attached to the integrated NCR PCI/SCSI adapter.


CAUSE

OS/2 Warp Connect uses the Read-ahead mode on systems that integrate the 
CMD64xx PCI chipset. 

The "BASEDEV=XXXCDS1.FLT" statements in CONFIG.SYS may also 
cause the system to hang.


SOLUTION

Disable Read-ahead mode.  Follow the steps below:

1. Download file PJ19409.ZIP form IBM's BBS (919) 517-0001,
   "Corrective Service Software" file area.

2. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file on Diskette 1 and remark (rem) out the 
   "BASEDEV=XXXCDS1.FLT" statements.  Ensure that you include the
   SET COPYFROMFLOPPY=1 statement at the beginning of the 
   CONFIG.SYS file.


PREREQUISITE

V 3.03.00 of the NCR OS/2 Cam driver.  File OS2_DRV.ZIP can be found 
on NCR's BBS (719) 596-1649 in the "SCSI Device Drivers" file area.


SYSTEMS AFFECTED
AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

501457-XXX      Premmia GX P/90
501700-XXX      Premmia GX P/90
501522-XXX      Premmia GX P/100
501733-XXX      Premmia GX P/133