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    AST RESEARCH, INC.           TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1452              2-27-96

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    	Ascentia J "Refresh Interrupt and Clock/Calendar" and Qaplus 5.29

    PROBLEM

    The "refresh interrupt and clock/calendar" test may fail under Qaplus 5.29 in
    the Ascentia J system.

    CAUSE

    Due to the system chipset errata (Intel Mobile Triton), the refresh rate is
    twice as fast as the standard refresh rate.  The system function will not be
    affected by the higher refresh rate.  However, Qaplus 5.29 will report this
    failure.

    SOLUTION

    The user can ignore the failure reported by Qaplus 5.29 because it does not
    indicate a failure condition.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501948-2XX      Ascentia J P75 /CSS10
    501788-3XX      Ascentia J P75 /CSS10
    501789-3XX      Ascentia J P75 /CTS10
    501945-4XX      Ascentia J P100/CSS10
    501946-4XX      Ascentia J P100/CTS10
    501946-5XX      Ascentia J P100/CTS10
    501947-5XX      Ascentia J P133/CTS10