    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1605          10/16/96

    TITLE:  Advantage! 7000/9000, Mouse, Afterdark

    ISSUE

       With Windows 3.11 and Afterdark 2.0, the mouse pointer cannot be
       moved after the system wakes up with mouse or keyboard activity.

       With Windows 3.11 and Afterdark 3.2, after the system BIOS power
       management shuts down the monitor and hard disk drive, moving the
       mouse causes the monitor to turn ON, with Afterdark displayed,
       but does not resume to Windows.  A keystroke will cause the
       system to resume to Windows, but the mouse pointer cannot be
       moved.

       This issue affects the following systems: 503079, 503080, 503082,
       503083, 503084, 503086, 503087, 503152, 503116, and 503118.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       When using Afterdark 2.0 or 3.2 with Windows 3.11, load the
       POWER.EXE driver in CONFIG.SYS as stated below:

          device=c:\dos\power.exe

    NOTES

       The system operates properly when using Afterdark 3.2 with
       Windows 95.

    TAN PSB 180a, DVT # 26

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