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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1249                7-17-95

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EZ-SCSI CANNOT FIND CARD OR DRIVER WILL NOT LOAD IF INSTALLED 
ON A POWEREXEC NOTEBOOK


PROBLEM

When attempting to install the Adaptec APA 1460 PCMCIA SCSI card in an AST 
PowerExec using the card and socket services supplied with the card, EZ-SCSI 
cannot locate any SCSI adapters installed.  If the ASPI drivers are loaded 
manually, the drivers will "hang" for a period of time, error and not load.


CAUSE

The CSALLOC.EXE file that currently ships with the Adaptec-supplied CardSoft 
ver. 3.1 is incompatible with the PowerExec notebook computer.


SYSTEMS AFFECTED

All AST PowerExec notebook computers.


SOLUTION

Download the self-extracting zip file CSFIX.EXE from AST's BBS 
(817) 230-6850, "Systems" file area. 

Place the file into the directory that contains the CardSoft (Typically 
C:\CARDSOFT) utilities.  

Change to the CardSoft directory and type 

CSFIX

then press .  

When prompted about overwriting files, answer yes.  
Running the CSFIX.EXE file will replace the CSALLOC.EXE and 
CSALLOC.INI files on your system.

After rebooting, ensure that the APA 1460 card is installed, a SCSI device is 
attached and powered on, the SCSI device supplies its own termination power, 
and it is properly terminated.  

You may now run Adaptec's EZ-SCSI program to install your SCSI drivers.