    AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0760                  06-10-92

                   ASTIVGA.EXE ON THE PREMIUM II AND BRAVO SYSTEMS

    PROBLEM:       The Premium II User's Manual (AST part number 001129-001
                   revision X), refers to using a video utility called
                   ASTIVGA.EXE.  When trying to access ASTIVGA.EXE, an error
                   occurs indicating that this file is not found.  The problem is
                   a result of an upgrade to the System Utilities disk for DOS
                   5.0 support.

    EFFECTED
    SYSTEMS:       Premium II and BRAVO

    RESOLUTION:    AST combined the ASTIVGA.EXE module with the ASTMENU.EXE
                   module.  Unfortunately, the documentation does not reflect
                   the  changes to the section regarding the proper use of the new
                   ASTIVGA.EXE.  These additional commands were not added.
                   However, the following mode instructions will enable specific
                   mode commands to be entered from either the command line or from
                   within a batch file.  These commands are not upper or lower case
                   sensitive.

    SYNTAX:        ASTMENU ASTIVGA  []

    PARAMETERS:
                   COLOR, MONO, EGA, CGA, MDA, HERC0, HERC1, 13225C, 13225M,
                   13243C, 13243M, 800C, 800M, LOCK, REBOOT
                   []
                   LOCK, REBOOT

                   The LOCK and REBOOT options may also be implemented as a
                   statement.  LOCK maintains the selected mode through a
                   warm-boot, but is reset by a cold-boot, system reset, or if the
                   ASTIVGA.EXE program is repeated.  The REBOOT option is used to
                   reboot the system into a particular mode.  This option is
                   typically used to warm boot the system into a non-VGA environment.
                   If the selected mode is 800x or 132xxx, the REBOOT option will
                   revert back to the monitor's native mode.

    EXAMPLES:      ASTMENU ASTIVGA CGA REBOOT
                   ASTMENU ASTIVGA MONO LOCK
                   ASTMENU REBOOT