    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1643          12/10/96

    TITLE:  Ascentia P, Windows NT 3.51, PCMCIA

    ISSUE

       PCMCIA cards may not work properly, or at all, in the Ascentia P
       systems under Windows NT 3.51.

       This issue affects all Ascentia P systems.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       1. Install Service Pack 5 for Windows NT 3.51. File
          SP5_351I.EXE is available from Microsoft's ftp site
          at:

          ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/
          fixes/usa/NT351/ussp5/i386/

       2. Follow the instructions in the README.1ST file.

    NOTES

       N/A

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