    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0876               11-1-93

               AST'S EMPIRE DISK SUB-SYSTEM AND SCO MAXIMUM DISK SIZE

    PROBLEM:       SCO's UNIX and ODT operating systems report a system drive
                   size of 901 megabytes when a system drive is configured for 5
                   gigabytes.

    CAUSE:         SCO's UNIX and ODT operating systems recognize a maximum
                   system drive size of 4 gigabytes.

    AFFECTED
    SYSTEMS:       All AST computer systems using the AST Empire Disk Array Sub-
                   system.

    SOLUTION:      Configure system drives for 4 gigabytes or less.