    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #1308              8-23-95

                AST NOTEBOOKS CANNOT READ LEICA PCMCIA SRAM CARDS

    PROBLEM:     After formatting the Leica PCMCIA SRAM card in a Leica
                 CR244 embedded controller device, AST notebooks cannot read
                 the card.  When the card is formatted on an AST notebook,
                 it can be read without any problems.

    CAUSE:       The Leica CR244 embedded controller device  formats the
                 SRAM card with an older version of an SRAM driver that is
                 not compatible with the version of SRAMDRV.EXE that ships
                 with AST notebooks.

    SYSTEMS AFFECTED:
                  All AST Notebooks and Desktops using Cardsoft PCMCIA
                  drivers.

    SOLUTION:     Leica has released a 3.19b Controller Update Disk that
                  solves the problem.  Contact Leica at (404) 447-6361 to
                  obtain the software.