    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0866               09-22-93

                POWEREXEC, EXTERNAL MONOCHROME CRT MONITORS AND OS/2

    PROBLEM:       OS/2 version 2.1 will not operate with a monochrome external
                   VGA Monitor in simultaneous mode.

    CAUSE:         OS/2 does not support the PowerExec video simultaneous video
                   feature.

    AFFECTED
    SYSTEMS:       PowerExec.

    SOLUTION:      When using OS/2 version 2.1 with an external monochrome VGA
                   attached, disable the simultaneous video feature in Setup