AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1642          01/08/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Man P/V, Intel Pro 100B, & NetWare 4.1
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   The Manhattan P & V servers may experience lockup problems under 
   Novell Netware 4.1 when the Intel EtherExpress Pro 100B is 
   installed in slot 2 (location J8) which shares an interrupt with 
   the on-board NCR SCSI controller.
   
   This issue affects all Manhattan P and V systems.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   To resolve the problem, perform the following steps:
   
   1. Upgrade the BIOS to version 1.14 (AST part number
      905547-312) or later. File <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/S-BIOS/05547312.EXE">05547312.EXE</A> is available 
      from any of AST's On-Line! services as follows:
   
        AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
        AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
        CompuServe:  GO:  ASTFORUM
        Prodigy:   JUMP:  ASTSUPPORT
   
   For additional information on the Manhattan P and V BIOS, see 
   Software Bulletin # 0178, on any of AST's On-Line! services.
   
   
   2. Ensure that Intel Netware drivers are version 1.48 or 
      later. File 100bdisk.EXE is accessible at the 
      following site:
   
                  http://support.intel.com
     
   
   3. Ensure that the latest Novell Netware patches are 
      installed.  Check file "patlst.txt" for a complete 
      list of patches for each Novell Operating System. 
      These are accessible at the following site:
   
      http://support.novell.com/home/server/nos/updates.htm
   
   CAUTION: In order for attached SCSI devices to work properly 
   after updating Manhattan systems to BIOS version 1.14, obtain the 
   new drivers from Symbios Logic for the 4.0 SDMS PCI SCSI chipset. 
   
   
   FAILURE TO UPDATE THESE DRIVERS MAY RESULT IN CORRUPTION OR LOSS 
   OF DATA.
   
   These drivers are available at the Symbios Logic website in the 
   following location:
         
         ftp://www.symbios.com/pub/symchips/scsi/drivers/
          
   and Symbios Logic's BBS at (719) 533-7235.    

 
NOTES 
 
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TAN PR 1950SW 
 
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