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    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1192               5-22-95

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    POWERSTATION III AND EASYPORT III SUSPENDING ASCENTIA 910N

    This is an informational bulletin.

    If the Ascentia 910N is placed on the tray of the PowerStation III or the
    EasyPort III, and it is not physically connected, one of the following may
    happen:

    1) When powered ON and placed on the tray of the PowerStation III or the
    EasyPort III, the Ascentia 910N will go into suspend mode.

    2) When placed on the tray of the PowerStation III or the EasyPort III, the
    Ascentia 910N will not boot up.

    This is not a problem.  The unit is functioning as designed.

    There is a proximity switch on the Ascentia 910N that senses when it is
    placed on the tray of the PowerStation III or the EasyPort III.  This switch
    either puts the system into suspend mode if the unit has already been powered
    ON, or does not allow the system to be powered ON.  When placed in the
    tray, the Ascentia 910N needs to be connected to the PowerStation III or
    EasyPort III to function properly.

    The PowerStation III and the EasyPort III, together with the Ascentia 910N,
    are designed to support Windows 95 Plug-n-Play features.  This support
    allows the system to be connected to either docking device without damaging
    any of the installed peripherals.  This will allow the Ascentia 910N, with
    Windows 95 installed, to recognize all the devices connected to the docking
    devices.

    NOTE

    The Ascentia 910N requires BIOS version 3.XX or higher to fully support
    Windows 95 Plug-n-Play features.  BIOS version 3.XX will be released in the
    near future.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501590-XXX          Ascentia 910N
    501681-XXX          PowerStation III
    501682-XXX          EasyPort III