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    AST RESEARCH, INC.            TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1010                11-9-94

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                          BRAVO LC REPORTING INCORRECT CPU IN SETUP

    PROBLEM:        When a new "SL" Intel 496/33 CPU is installed in the Bravo LC
                    system, the following parameters are displayed in SETUP:

                         - Under "Processor and Port" Setup displays
                           "External Processor type: 487SX"
                         - Under "BIOS Info." Setup displays:
                           "Processor Type:_________
                           "Processor Speed_________

    CAUSE:          The conflicting message is due to the different CPU IDs in the
                    new and original CPUs.

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:           AST
                    PART NUMBER       DESCRIPTION

                    520981-XXX      BASE UNIT B4-25S
                    520982-XXX      BASE UNIT B4-33
                    500943-XXX      BRAVO LC 486SX/25
                    500944-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX/33
                    500955-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX-2/50
                    501105-XXX      BRAVO LC 386SX/33
                    501116-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX-2/66
                    501124-XXX      BRAVO LC 486SX/33

    SOLUTION:       The messages are merely cosmetic in nature and do not affect
                    the operation of the system.  Other utilities correctly
                    identify the CPU as a 486-33 Mhz CPU.