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    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1465                3-15-96

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        Ascentia 950N Hard Drive Spins Down After Brief Moments of Inactivity

    PROBLEM

    The hard drive in the Ascentia 950N may spin down after brief moments of
    inactivity (three to five seconds) when not in turbo mode.

    CAUSE

    System BIOS version 3.01 and below can cause this problem.

    SOLUTION

    Update the Ascentia 950N BIOS to version 3.02 (p/n 905568-033).

    File 05568033.EXE can be found on AST's BBS at (817) 230-6850.
    AST's BBS supports modem speeds up to 28.8Kbps.  The above file will also
    be posted on:

    CompuServe
    Go ASTSUPPORT

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

    For AST's world wide BBS numbers, see Technical Bulletin # 1500
    (1500TB.TXT) on AST's BBS and other On-Line! forums.

    For additional information on the Ascentia 950N system BIOS, see Software
    Bulletin # 0263 and 0264 (Japan version) on AST's BBS and other On-Line!
    forums.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED
    AST Part Number and Description

    All Ascentia 950N systems.