1. 05617034.exe Driver
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0438SB.TXT Driver File Contents (05617034.exe)

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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0438          01/20/98

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TITLE:  Adv!2000, Advent!4400 BIOS, v2.03 Asia
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05617032.EXE / 905617-032
   Adv!2000, Advent!4400 BIOS, v2.00 Asia
   
   05617034.EXE / 905617-034
   Adv!2000, Advent!4400 BIOS, v2.03 Asia 

SUMMARY

   File 05617034.EXE contains version 2.03 of the Advantage! 2000 
   and Adventure! 4400 system BIOS for the Asia Pacific countries. 
   
   This software applies to the following systems: 503459, 503474, 
   503524, and 503550.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   Version 2.03 contains the following issue resolution:
   
   Fixed garbled characters in DOS.   


ENHANCEMENTS

   N/A   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Version 2.00 contained the following issue resolution:
   
   Fixed the issue of Western Digital drives not having enough time 
   to spin up the drive on system power up.


NOTES

   This diskette is used to upgrade AST system BIOS. To upgrade the 
   BIOS, simply insert the diskette and turn the system ON.

   For information on installing this update, please view the 
   README.TXT file that accompanies the update.

   You can download this file from the following services:

   AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
   AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
   CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
   Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

   * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's international BBS 
     numbers.

   To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
   hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
   the file. 

TAN N/A

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