AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1715          05/13/97 

 

 

 

TITLE:  Ascentia P70/P80 & CardBus Controllers

 

 

ISSUE 

 

   After re-installing Windows 95 OSR2, the CardBus controllers are 

   listed under  in the Device Manager. Windows 95 

   no longer recognizes PCMCIA cards.

   

   This issue affects all Ascentia P70 and Ascentia P80 systems.    



 

BACKGROUND 

 

   When re-installing Windows 95 OSR2, the installation program 

   overwrites the PCMCIA.INF file with an older version. This older 

   version does not support the Ascentia P's CardBus controller.    



 

ACTION 

 

   To resolve the issue, perform the following steps:

   

   1. Obtain the updated CBPD6832.EXE file 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

   

      * 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. Extract the file named above to a temporary directory. 

   

   3. Double-click on INSTALL and wait until the operation 

      completes. 

   

   4. Under Device Manager, remove both CardBus controllers 

      under  and then restart the computer.    



 

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