    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1656          01/28/97

    TITLE:  Bravo MS Win3.11 Toshiba CD-ROM CDAUDIO

    ISSUE

       When playing an audio CD on a Bravo MS system with a Toshiba 8X
       CD-ROM drive installed, the audio output switches between the
       left and right speakers and then to both.  This occurs when using
       the CD Audio option under the Multimedia/Accessories group in
       Windows 3.11,

       This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954,
       501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043.

    BACKGROUND

       N/A

    ACTION

       Obtain file 13354033.EXE from one of AST's On-Line! services as
       follows:

          AST WWW Site:  http://www.ast.com
          AST On-Line! BBS*:  See IB0001.TXT
          CompuServe:  GO: ASTFORUM
          Prodigy:   JUMP: ASTSUPPORT

          * Refer to IB0001.TXT for a list of AST's
            international BBS numbers.

       To decompress this file, create a temporary directory on your
       hard drive, copy the downloaded file to that directory, and run
       the file.

       The file mentioned above contains Toshiba's driver TAISATAP.SYS,
       version 1.6983, which corrects the problem.

       For additional information, see Software Bulletin 0344, posted on
       AST's On-Line! services.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 003029EF

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