    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1693          04/01/97

    TITLE:  Disabling Mouse Taps, Ascentia P, Win

    ISSUE

       If a user disables the touchpad tapping feature on the Ascentia
       P, under the Windows 3.1x operating system, the feature does not
       stay disabled after resume from suspend.

       This issue affects all Ascentia P systems running Windows 3.1x.

    BACKGROUND

       The Ascentia P includes a touchpad that is used to perform
       standard mouse functions. One of the touchpad features is the
       ability to tap on the pad to click on an item. Customers who are
       not comfortable with this feature, can disable taps and use only
       the buttons on each side of the touchpad.

    ACTION

       The issue stated above can be corrected by setting up Windows
       3.1x as MS-DOS system with APM (Advanced Power Management). To do
       so, follow the steps below:

       1. Exit Windows.

       2. At the DOS prompt enter:

              CD/WINDOWS

       3. Type SETUP and press the  key.

       4. Press the  to go up to Computer and press
          the  key.

       5. Using the  key, select MS-DOS system with
          APM from the list.

       6. Press the  key twice.

       7. The Windows operating system may prompt the user to
          select files from the installation disks.

       8. When the operation is finished, reboot the system.

       To disable touchpad taps, perform the following:

       1. Double-click the Synaptics TouchPad icon in Control
          Panel.

       2. Disable the tapping feature by removing the x next to
          Enable Gestures.

       3. Click OK.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN TPR 3142PS

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