OSINAPPF - INTERMITTENT LOCK UPS ON APTIVA SYSTEM DURING OS/2 WARP
           INSTALLATION
01/12/96

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 Intermittent Lock Ups on Aptiva System during OS/2 Warp Installation
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DESCRIPTION

An Aptiva system might lock up intermittently during OS/2 Warp 
installation. This happens with the Aptiva Update Diskette.

RESOLUTION

Disable READ PREFETCH in the Aptiva system setup (CMOS).

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