    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1650          01/07/97

    TITLE:  Direct X and Ascentia A

    ISSUE

       When running Direct X on the Ascentia A system, the user may find
       that the system will cause an error in DSOUND.DLL, after
       initializing the sound during the application start up.

       This issue affects the following Ascentia A systems: 503149,
       503150, and 503151.

    BACKGROUND

       Direct X is a set of APIs that allows developers of interactive
       content to access specialized hardware features without having to
       write hardware-specific code.

       Crystal has released new driver version 1.80 which will work with
       Direct X and overcome the problem.

    ACTION

       Download and install driver version 1.80 or later for the Crystal
       CS4232/6 Audio chip used in this system.

       The file name is W95R180.ZIP and it is available at the following
       location:

               http://www.crystal.com/support/

       The installation instructions are contained in a Readme file
       included with this driver.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 000500RB

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