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TP 770 - SoftDVD player fails to play movies

Applicable to: World-Wide

SYMPTOM:
The SoftDVD player fails to play DVD movies when the drivers WINASPI.DLL and WNASPI32.DLL are backdated by installing a SCSI device such as a Jazz drive or an application that effects the ASPI drivers. The level of the drivers that is known to work properly is 08/24/96.

CONFIGURATION:
Any DVD-enabled 770

SOLUTION:
If an Adaptec SCSI device is installed:
Update the ASPI (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) Layer as follows:
Download and apply ASPI32.EXE from the Adaptec web site at:

http://www.adaptec.com/support/files/upgrades.html#ezscsi

Next, delete the file listed below, if it is there.

(In order to see all files in this directory, Go to Windows Explorer and select "Options" from the View menu. On this panel, select to "Show all files".)

C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZORAN\SOFTDVD\WNASPI32.DLL.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Original Versions of the two files referenced in this Tip:

- WNASPI32.DLL - WINASPI.DLL

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DVD Drives

Date Created

01-04-98

Last Updated

25-01-99

Revision Date

25-01-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 770, ThinkPad 770E/ED

Machine Type

9548, 9549

Model

Various

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