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    AST RESEARCH, INC.           TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1020                11-16-94

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                     AST SYSTEMS USING COLORGRAPHICS PCI VIDEO ADAPTER

    PROBLEM:        Some AST systems do not cold boot into dual monitor mode with
                    the Colorgraphics Pro Lightning PCI video adapter card
                    installed.

    CAUSE:          The Colorgraphics PCI video BIOS v2.00C was not detected
                    completely.

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:           AST
                    PART NUMBER       DESCRIPTION

                    501457-XXX      PREMMIA GX P/90
                    501522-XXX      PREMMIA GX P/100
                    501429-XXX      PREMMIA MX 486 66D
                    501432-XXX      PREMMIA MX 468 100T
                    501577-XXX      PREMMIA MX PENTIUM 60
                    501533-XXX      BMS P-60
                    501534-XXX      BMS P-90
                    501679-XXX      BMS P-60
                    501680-XXX      BMS P-90
                    501442-201      BMS4-66D/273W 8MB/1MB
                    501442-301      BMS4-66D/423C 8MB/1MB
                    501441-XXX      BRAVO MS 4/50S
                    501433-XXX      BRAVO MS 4/100t
                    501535-XXX      BRAVO MS P/100

    SOLUTION:       Update the Colorgraphics PCI video adapter BIOS to version
                    2.00-001 Revision G.
                    To obtain the latest BIOS revision call Colorgraphics
                    Communications at (404) 455-3921.