    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0832                  06-10-93

                           POWER EXEC/ SYSTEM SETUP/ UNIX

    PROBLEM:       Using UNIX with the Power Exec will not let the user access
                   the system setup.

    CAUSE:         When UNIX boots up it does not look to the BIOS but directly
                   to the hardware.  At this point if UNIX sees no mouse port
                   because it is disabled in CMOS, using the Fn-F2 key to bring
                   up the system setup will not work.

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:      All Power Exec models.

    SOLUTION:      Enabling the mouse port to the serial port will let UNIX see
                   an active mouse port and the system setup can be accessed
                   after UNIX boots.