H162412:  PC SERVER 315 HANGS AT <CTRL-A> PROMPT DURING BOOT.
 
 
 SYMPTOM:
 
 The System hangs displaying a <Ctrl-A> prompt to select
 the SCSISelect Utility when the Systems attempts to access the
 Hardrive or Floppy drive during boot.
 
 PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:
 
 All of the following must be true for this TIP to apply:
 
 - The system is a PC Server 315 type 8638 model PJ0/PS0/PSV,
   or a PC Server 310 type 8639 model 0E4/0E5.
 
 - The system is configured with a Adaptec Utra Wide SCSI
   adapter IBM Option p/n76H5407 FRU p/n76H5408/76H5394 or
   IBM Option p/n76H3579 FRU p/n12J3094. The Adapter is the
   Primary Boot Controller.
 
 - The Ultra Wide SCSI Adapter's "Reset SCSI Bus IC
   Initialization" setting in the SCSISelect utility is disabled.
   (Follow steps 2 and 3 in the FIX section to view this setting)
 
 - The ASPI8DOS.SYS  ver. used is below ver. 1.26 (36,756 k), and
   is called from the CONFIG.SYS file using the following syntax:
   DEVICE=C:ASPI8DOS.SYS
 
   Note: ASPI8DOS.SYS is typically located at the root of
         the C: drive.
 
   ----------------------- OR -----------------------
 
 - The "Reset SCSI Bus IC Initialization" is DISABLED and the
   System is NOT calling a Downlevel ASPI8DOS.SYS.
 
 FIX:
 
 Note: Proceed with Step 1 thru 7 if the System was configured
       to call a downlevel ASPI8DOS.SYS.
 
 Note: Proceed with Step 2 thru 7 if the System was not
       configured to call a downlevel ASPI8DOS.SYS.
 
 1- Replace the ASPI8DOS.SYS file located on drive C: with a
    ASPI8DOS.SYS ver 1.26 (or later) size 36,756 K, located on
    the Diagnostics diskette as well as on the EZ-SCSI diskettes
    that ship with the Server.
    Note: the File on the EZ-SCSI diskette is compressed and
    therefore requires use of the included EXPAND utility.
 2- Power on the system and press CTRL + A when prompted to start
    the SCSISelect utility, select "Configure Host Adapter
    Settings" then press <enter>.
 3- Select "Advanced Configuration Options", press <enter>.
 4- Highlight the setting to the right of the "Reset SCSI Bus IC
    Initialization", press <enter>, Select "Enabled", press
    <enter>.
 5- Press <Esc> two times.
 6- Select "Yes" to save changes when prompted, press <enter>.
 7- Press <Esc>, select "Yes" to exit the SCSISelect utility,
    press any key to restart system.
 
 Detail:
 
 If the "Reset SCSI Bus IC Initialization" is disabled,
 any subsequent cold boots will hang the system with the
 described Symptom.
 
 The "Reset SCSI Bus IC Initialization" is disabled
 during boot if the backlevel ASPI8DOS.SYS is called
 from the CONFIG.SYS file.
 
 Adaptec and SCSISelect are registered trademarks
 of Adaptec, Inc.
 
 Date: January 14, 1998