    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1535           7-19-96

    TITLE: Bravo MS and Alaris Matinee Video Card

    SUMMARY

       A monitor that is connected to a Bravo MS system does not display
       graphics with a Matinee PCI video card.

       This issue affects the following system: 501774.

    ISSUE

       The computer monitor does not display text or graphics when the
       Matinee PCI video card is installed in the computer.  The cursor
       hangs in the upper left hand corner of the monitor after turning
       the system ON.

    BACKGROUND

       The Ramdac chip at location U3 on the Matinee video card is
       incompatible with the computer system.

    ACTION

       Use Alaris's Matinee Pro video card.  To upgrade the card, contact
       Alaris's Technical Support Department at 510-770-5766 or
       http://www.alaris.com.  Please address the message to
       "Technical Support" when contacting Alaris via the website.

    NOTES

       1. The Ramdac chip uses two different suppliers, AT&T and ST.
          The symptom occurs with the Ramdac chip that is manufactured
          by AT&T.

       2. The Matinee Pro video card uses the Cirrus Logic CL-GD5446 video
          chipset.  The Ramdac chip is built into the chipset.

    TAN 000800PV

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