    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0751                  04-06-92

                               HARD DRIVE OPTION KITS

    The following Drive Option Kits are partitioned/formatted improperly and
    contain incorrect documentation:

    500747-080:    The drive was not accessible due to a "NON-DOS Partition"
                   ERROR.  Initially, the drive was formatted/partitioned with
                   DOS 5.0, it is not accessible by users of earlier versions of
                   DOS.

                   The user should contact AST and have the hard drive replaced.

    500747-110:    This Drive Option Kit contained a Western Digital drive with a
                   CDC Installation Guide.

                   The correct documentation is available in the Configuration
                   Guide Manual (part number 001237-001) for the 110MB hard drive.

    500747-200:    This Drive Option Kit contained Maxtor drives with Western
                   Digital jumper settings and documentation.

                   The correct documentation is available in the Configuration
                   Guide Manual (part number 001532-001) for the 200MB hard drive.