    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1667          02/18/97

    TITLE:  Ascentia A, 3C589, Point Enablers

    ISSUE

       When a point enabler for the 3Com 3C589 PC card is installed on
       the Ascentia A system, the driver may report that there is no
       working pc card slot on the system, or that the slot or card is
       not functioning properly.

       This issue applies to all Ascentia A systems.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       Download the file 3C589X.EXE from 3Com's Web site located at

          www.3com.com

       This file contains the latest drivers for the 3C589 card.

       AST recommends the customer use the following settings:

          I/O = 300

          IRQ = 11

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 000800EA

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