26 lines
968 B
Plaintext
26 lines
968 B
Plaintext
|
=============================================================================
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0797 12-16-92
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
=============================================================================
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
POWER PREMIUM AND MICROSOFT C/C++
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
PROBLEM: Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0 fails to install under DOS.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
CAUSE: Failure with the "get video mode" function call on the Video
|
||
|
|
BIOS.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
AFFECTED
|
||
|
|
SYSTEMS: All systems that utilize the Western Digital 90C31 Accelerator
|
||
|
|
Chip. Power Premium and Server EISA with motherboard part
|
||
|
|
number 202472-001.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
SOLUTION: A work around for the customer is to run VESA.EXE in the
|
||
|
|
AUTOEXEC.BAT or from the command line, before installing
|
||
|
|
Microsoft C/C++. VESA.EXE can be found on the AST Bulletin
|
||
|
|
Board System under the filename VGA-1DWA.ZIP.
|
||
|
|
|