AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1668          02/18/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Bravo MS and Creative Labs RT300
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   If a Creative Labs RT300 Video Capture card is installed in a 
   system using the Intel 430HX chipset, the system may fail to 
   boot. This issue includes but may not be limited to the following 
   systems: 501951, 501952, 501954,  501956, and 501972.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   Creative Labs has documented the incompatibility between the 
   RT300 and systems using the Intel 430HX chipset.    

 
ACTION 
 
   Contact Creative Labs Technical Support (Europe +353-1-820-7555, 
   USA (405) 742-6622). They will inform the customer of their 
   position and instruct the customer to return the RT300 card for a 
   refund.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN EPR 2744PH, 002037CS 
 
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