    AST RESEARCH, INC.          TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0934                   6-10-94

                          ASCENTIA 900N ERROR MESSAGE ANOMALY

    PROBLEM:        When running Microsoft’s Diagnostic Utility program MSD.EXE,
                    shipped with the system, the following error message is
                    displayed:

                         "dAST Ascentia 900N Rel. x.yy"

                    Where the "x.yy" reflects the revision of the BIOS installed
                    on the system.

    CAUSE:          The information in the BIOS I.D. register is reported
                    incorrectly causing the error message.

    SYSTEMS
    AFFECTED:           AST                                               REVISION
                    PART NUMBER     DESCRIPTION                             LEVEL
                    501299-2XX      ASCENTIA 900N 4/50 COLOR-10              All
                    501300-3XX      ASCENTIA 900N 4/50 COLORPLUS-9           All
                    501302-2XX      ASCENTIA 900N 4/75 COLOR-10              All
                    501304-3XX      ASCENTIA 900N 4/75 COLORPLUS-10          All

    SOLUTION:       There is no corrective action planned for this error message,
                    as it is a cosmetic issue.  This error message does not affect
                    the correct operation of the system.  The remaining information
                    provided in the MSD.EXE program is still valid.