    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1603          10/08/96

    TITLE:  Beep Codes NE2000 Clone Adapters

    ISSUE

       When using the NE 2000 Clone NIC which uses the Lantic/A ASIC
       chip, the Bravo systems listed below emit a series of two long
       and three short beep codes.

       This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954,
       501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       Upgrade to BIOS version 1.03 (AST part number 905579-037) or
       later. File 05579037.EXE is available from any of AST's On-Line!
       services including:

             AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
             AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
             CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
             Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

             * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's
               international BBS numbers.

       To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
       hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
       the file.

       For additional information on the Bravo MS/MS-T system BIOS, see
       Software Bulletin # 0285 on any of AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

       Network adapters using the Lantic/A ASIC chip may exhibit
       this type of problem with BIOSes earlier than version 1.02.

    TAN 005500MH

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