    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1721          05/13/97

    TITLE:  Ascentia P External Numeric Keypad

    ISSUE

       The NumLock function on the Ascentia P will not operate
       independent of the internal keyboard, when an external numeric
       keypad or keyboard is attached to the system.

       This issue applies to the following systems: 501996, 501997,
       503039, 503040, and 503041.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       The solution is as follows:

       Upgrade the BIOS to v1.03 (AST part number 905584-035) or higher
       for the following systems:

          501996
          501997

       Upgrade the BIOS to v2.03 (AST part number 905595-033) or higher
       for the following systems:

          503039
          503040
          503041

       Files 05584035.EXE and 05595033.EXE are available from any of
       AST's On-Line! services listed below.

             AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
             AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
             CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
             Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

             * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's
               international BBS numbers.

       To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
       hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
       the file.

       For further information, see Software Bulletin #s SB 0295 and
       0335, available on any of AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 00134JW

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