    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN #1282              10-17-95

    		 ASCENTIA 950N AND OS/2 WARP INSTALLER

    PROBLEM:        The OS/2 Installer hangs the system when trying to install
    		OS/2 Warp.  This occurs on systems with the following system
    		boards:

    		PART NUMBER     REVISION

    		202677-XXX         A

    CAUSE:          This problem is due to the system bus not being pulled up
    		strongly enough thereby  producing false detection of a
    		second IDE drive causing the installer to wait continuously
    		for the second IDE drive to become ready.

    SOLUTION:       To resolve this problem the customer should return the unit
    		to have the system board upgraded to a revision B or higher,
    		and also to have the BIOS upgraded to version 2.57.