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    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1358                 11-9-95

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                    Ascentia 950N Under OS/2 Playing Midi File

    PROBLEM

    With OS/2 Warp installed on an Ascentia 950N, using BIOS version 2.57,
    the system may hang while playing a Midi sound bite on battery power.

    CAUSE

    Certain Power Management functions contained in the 2.57 BIOS are
    interfering with playing Midi sound bite.

    SOLUTION

    Update the Ascentia 950N BIOS to version 2.58 (p/n 905557-039).

    File 05557039.EXE can be found on AST's BBS (817) 230-6850.
    AST's BBS supports modem speeds up to 28.8k bps.  The above file will also
    be posted on:

    CompuServe
    Go ASTSUPPORT

    AST Worldwide Web Site
    http://www.ast.com

    For additional information on the Ascentia 950N system BIOS, see Software
    Bulletin 0246 on AST's BBS and other On-Line forums.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501707-XXX      Ascentia 950N P/75 CSS10
    501708-XXX      Ascentia 950N P/75 CTS10