H165127:  DBCS CORRUPTION WITH OS/2 WARP SERVER SMP 4.0J


 SYMPTOM:

 During the bootup sequence of Warp Server SMP 4.0J the Adaptec
 device driver for the onboard AIC7895 SCSI controller will load
 and display header and copyright information. The characters of
 this message and subsequent driver messages may display as
 corrupt characters.

 PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

 - The system is a Netfinity 5000 server, Type 8659, any Model.

 - The system is configured with OS/2 WARP Server SMP 4.0
   (Japanese NLS).

 - The Adaptec SCSI driver AIC7870.ADD v2.11S3 (12/01/98) is
   being used.

 FIX:

 Verify that the above information applies and follow either of
 the following workaround solutions:

 - Install Fixpak WX03006, LAN Server Fixpak IPJ8506, and
 single-PTF JR11815 from Fixpack CD of the ServerGuide.

  OR

 - Edit entry in config.sys for Adaptec device driver and
 include the /Q switch to suppress messages during driver load.

    BASEDEV=AIC7870.ADD /Q

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DATE: November 3, 1998