    AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1704          05/20/97

    TITLE:  Ascentia P, Password, Suspend

    ISSUE

       Ascentia P systems do not request a password upon resuming from a
       "system suspend" even if a password is enabled in CMOS Setup.

       This issue affects all Ascentia P systems.

    BACKGROUND

       The user's manual erroneously states that the system prompts for
       a password on resuming from suspend when in fact it does not. The
       system was never designed to do this.

    ACTION

       No action is required. The system is operating as designed.

    NOTES

       N/A

    TAN 001847JB

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