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AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0429B 01-02-90
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PREMIUM/386 AND 386C DIAGNOSTICS AND UTILITIES
This bulletin contains reference charts which summarizes the contents of
diagnostics and utility software for the PREMIUM/386 and PREMIUM/386C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| | CHART |
| DESCRIPTION | NO. |
|-------------------------------------------------+---------|
| | |
| PREM/386 AND 386C RELEASE 5.0 UTILITIES/TEST | 5 |
| | |
| PREM/386 RELEASE 4.1 UTILITIES/TEST | 4 |
| | |
| PREM/386 RELEASE 4.0 UTILITIES/TEST | 3 |
| | |
| PREM/386 RELEASE 3.4 UTILITIES/TEST | 2 |
| | |
| PREM/386 RELEASE 3.3 UTILITIES/TEST | 1 |
| | |
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CHART #5
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| PREM/386 & 386C RELEASE 5.0 UTILITIES/TEST |
|----------------------------------------------|
| TO BE USED ON THE PREMIUM/386 & 386C |
| WITH AST BIOS ver 2.3 OR ABOVE |
|----------------------------------------------|
| DISK | REL#| FILES | VER |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|P/386 UTILITIES | | | |
|*P/N 910340-001 | 5.0 | 386TEST.EXE | 1.46 |
| | | ASTMENU1.EXE | 1.50 |
| | | ASTMENU2.COM | 1.40 |
| | | ASTMENU3.EXE | 1.63 |
| | | ASTMENU.MEN | 1.81 |
| | | ASTDSK.DRV | 1.12 |
| | | ASTCACHE.SYS | 2.41 |
| | | ASTCACHE.COM | 2.41 |
| | ASTEMM.SYS | 4.08 |
| | | ASTSETUP.EXE | 2.01 |
| | | FASTEGA.SYS | 3.22 |
| | | FASTDISK.SYS | 1.61 |
| | | HDFORMAT.EXE | 2.01 |
| | | SPEED.EXE | 1.20 |
| | | SUPERSPL.COM | 1.72 |
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*This bootable diskette uses the AST Boot Loader Program and does
not contain any MS-DOS system files.
CHART #4
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| PREM/386 & 386C RELEASE 4.1 UTILITIES/TEST |
|----------------------------------------------|
| TO BE USED ON THE PREMIUM/386 & 386C |
| WITH AST BIOS ver 2.0, 2.1 & 2.2 |
|----------------------------------------------|
| DISK | REL#| FILES | VER |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|P/386 UTILITIES | | | |
|P/N 910340-001 | 4.1 | 386TEST.EXE | 1.43 |
| | | ASTMENU.EXE | 1.38 |
| | | ASTMENU.MEN | 1.44 |
| | | ASTDSK.DRV | 1.09 |
| | | ASTUPDT.EXE | 1.39 |
| | | ASTCACHE.SYS | 2.19 |
| | | ASTCACHE.COM | 2.32 |
| | | ASTEMM.SYS | 2.67 |
| | | ASTMS.EXE | 1.40 |
| | | ASTSETUP.EXE | 2.00 |
| | | ASTSERV.SYS | 1.00 |
| | | ASTTUPDT.EXE | 1.39 |
| | | FASTEGA.SYS | 2.00 |
| | | FASTDISK.SYS | 1.50 |
| | | HDFORMAT.EXE | 1.70 |
| | | SPEED.EXE | 1.15 |
| | | SUPERSPL.COM | 1.10 |
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CHART #3
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| PREM/386 RELEASE 4.0 UTILITIES/TEST |
|----------------------------------------------|
| TO BE USED ON THE PREMIUM/386 |
| WITH AST BIOS ver 1.3, 2.0, 2.1 & 2.2 |
|----------------------------------------------|
| DISK | REL#| FILES | VER |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|P/386 UTILITIES | | | |
|P/N 910266-001 | 4.0 | 386TEST.EXE | 2.00 |
| | | ASTMENU.EXE | 1.24 |
| | | ASTDSK.DRV | 1.09 |
| | | ASTMS.EXE | 1.24 |
| | | ASTUPDT.EXE | 1.24 |
| | | ASTCACHE.SYS | 2.19 |
| | | ASTCACHE.COM | 2.19 |
| | | ASTEMM.SYS | 2.27 |
| | | ASTSETUP.EXE | 1.10 |
| | | AUTO.MEN | 1.14 |
| | | FASTEGA.SYS | 1.7A |
| | | FASTDISK.SYS | 1.50 |
| | | HDFORMAT.EXE | 1.60 |
| | | PARK.COM | 1.00 |
| | | SUPERSPL.COM | 1.10 |
| | | SPEED.EXE | 1.10 |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|* P/386 H/W MAINT | | | |
| P/N 910294-001 | 2.2 | 386DIAG.EXE | 1.00 |
+----------------------------------------------+
* The 386DIAG diagnostic diskette is included in the Premium/386
Hardware Maintenance Kit (AST P/N 500568-001).
CHART #2
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| PREM/386 RELEASE 3.4 UTILITIES/TEST |
|----------------------------------------------|
| TO BE USED ON THE PREMIUM/386 |
| WITH AST BIOS ver 1.3 ONLY |
|----------------------------------------------|
| DISK | REL#| FILES | VER |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|P/386 UTILITIES | | | |
|* P/N 910241-001 | 3.4 | 386TEST.EXE | 1.20 |
| 910241-002 | | ASTMENU.EXE | 1.24 |
| | | ASTMS.EXE | 1.10 |
| | | ASTCACHE.SYS | 2.00 |
| | | ASTCACHE.COM | 2.11 |
| | | ASTEMM.SYS | 2.20 |
| | | ASTEMM.COM | 2.20 |
| | | ASTSETUP.EXE | 1.10 |
| | | AUTO.MEN | 1.14 |
| | | FASTEGA.SYS | 1.7A |
| | | FASTDISK.SYS | 1.50 |
| | | HDFORMAT.EXE | 1.50 |
| | | SUPERSPL.COM | 1.10 |
| | | SPEED.EXE | 1.10 |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|**P/386 H/W MAINT | | | |
| P/N 910294-001 | 2.2 | 386DIAG.EXE | 1.00 |
+----------------------------------------------+
* Premium/386 Utility Release 3.4 resides on two 360KB diskettes
and includes the following AST MS-DOS files:
COMMAND.COM COUNTRY.SYS FDISK.COM FORMAT.COM
KEYBOARD.SYS MODE.COM SELECT.COM XCOPY.EXE
** The 386DIAG diagnostic diskette is included in the PREMIUM/386
Hardware Maintenance Kit (AST P/N 500568-001).
CHART #1
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| PREM/386 RELEASE 3.3 UTILITIES/TEST |
|----------------------------------------------|
| TO BE USED ON THE PREMIUM/386 |
| WITH AST BIOS ver 1.3 only |
|----------------------------------------------|
| DISK | REL#| FILES | VER |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|P/386 UTILITIES | | | |
|* P/N 910241-001 | 3.3 | 386TEST.EXE | 1.10 |
| 910241-002 | | ASTMENU.EXE | 1.24 |
| | | ASTMS.EXE | 1.10 |
| | | ASTCACHE.SYS | 2.00 |
| | | ASTCACHE.COM | 2.11 |
| | | ASTEMM.SYS | 2.20 |
| | | ASTEMM.COM | 2.20 |
| | | ASTSETUP.EXE | 1.10 |
| | | AUTO.MEN | 1.14 |
| | | FASTEGA.SYS | 1.7A |
| | | FASTDISK.SYS | 1.50 |
| | | HDFORMAT.EXE | 1.40 |
| | | SUPERSPL.COM | 1.10 |
| | | SPEED.EXE | 1.10 |
|------------------+-----+--------------+------|
|**P/386 H/W MAINT | | | |
| P/N 910294-001 | 2.2 | 386DIAG.EXE | 1.00 |
+----------------------------------------------+
* Premium/386 Utility Release 3.3 resides on two 360KB diskettes and
includes the following AST MS-DOS files:
COMMAND.COM COUNTRY.SYS FDISK.COM FORMAT.COM
KEYBOARD.SYS MODE.COM SELECT.COM XCOPY.EXE
** The 386DIAG diagnostic diskette is included in the PREMIUM/386
Hardware Maintenance Kit (AST P/N 500568-001).