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    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1255               7-19-95

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    BRAVO MS NOT RECOGNIZING ADD-IN ISA VGA CARD

    PROBLEM

    The Bravo MS P/60, P/75, P/90, and P/100 systems may hang during POST, not
    recognizing the add-in ISA VGA video card, when using system BIOS revision 2.0.

    CAUSE

    Incompatibility between the Bravo MS sytem BIOS revision 2.0 and the add-in
    ISA VGA video card.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

    501533-XXX      BRAVO MS P/60
    501534-XXX      BRAVO MS P/90
    501535-XXX      BRAVO MS P/100
    501651-XXX      BRAVO MS P/90
    501613-XXX      BRAVO MS P/90
    501659-XXX      BRAVO MS P/60
    501660-XXX      BRAVO MS-T P/90
    501679-XXX      BRAVO MS P/60
    501765-XXX      BRAVO MS P/75
    501680-XXX      BRAVO MS P/90
    501701-XXX      BRAVO MS P/75
    501703-XXX      BRAVO MS-T P/75
    501710-XXX      BRAVO MS P/75
    501754-XXX      BRAVO MS P/100
    501877-XXX      BRAVO MS-T P/75

    SOLUTION

    Flash the system with system BIOS 2.01 (AST part number 905541-311).

    To obtain the current BIOS, revision 2.01, do one of the following:

    Contact an AST Authorized Service Center.

    Contact AST Technical Support at (800) 727-1278.

    Download file 05541311.EXE from AST's BBS (817) 230-6850, in the "Systems"
    file area.  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 Bravo MS-T system BIOS, see Software
    Bulletin 0185 in the SBS library area of AST's BBS.