    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0791                  11-20-92

                ADVANTAGE! PLUS MINI-TOWER AND I/O PORT CONFIGURATION

    PROBLEMS:      Customers may experience one or more of the following problems
                   with the Advantage! Plus Mini Tower and/or I/O port
                   configuration.

                   - No label on back panel for Com Port 1 or Com Port 2.

                   - No label on back panel for Parallel Port.

                   - A reversed internal serial cabling which would cause a
                     problem while attempting to connect the mouse to Com 1.

    AFFECTED
    SYSTEMS:       Advantage! Plus Mini-Tower.

    SOLUTION:      Make sure that the mouse is connected to the bottom connector,
                   which is Com 1.

    Note:  Not all systems will exhibit this problem.  This is more of an FYI,
           since all systems have been corrected.  Com Port 2 is disabled since
           it is in use by the Data/Fax Modem.