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AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1732          06/17/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Windows NT CD Audio Sanyo 16x CD-ROM
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When running the CD Audio test from the Hardware Compatibility 
   Test (HCT) CD for Windows NT, an incompatibility error occurs.  
   This error occurs intermittently on systems that include the 
   Sanyo 16x CD-ROM with firmware revision 2.08, AST part number 
   234701-910.
   
   This issue occurs on all systems which include the Sanyo 16x 
   CD-ROM (model CDR-S112) with firmware revision 2.08.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   To resolve the issue, flash the Sanyo 16x CD-ROM firmware to 
   revision 2.09, by performing the following steps:
         
   1. Obtain file <A HREF="ftp://ftp.ast.com/D-OTHER/SANYO209.EXE">SANYO209.EXE</A> from one of AST's On-Line! 
      services as follow:
   
      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. 
   
   2. Insert a 3.5" formatted 1.44MB diskette into drive A: 
      and run the EXTRACT utility. This will transfer the 
      diskette image file to the floppy diskette.
   
   3. Run file FLASH_SM.EXE, contained in the download.    

 
NOTES 
 
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TAN N/A 
 
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