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AST RESEARCH, INC.         SOFTWARE BULLETIN # 0402          11/11/97

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TITLE:  Bravo MS, Bravo LC System BIOS, v1.05
FILENAME(S) / PART NUMBER(S) / DESCRIPTION(S):
   05606036.EXE / 905606-036
   Bravo MS, Bravo LC System BIOS, v1.04
   
   05606037.EXE / 905606-037
   Bravo MS, Bravo LC System BIOS, v1.05 

SUMMARY

   File 05606037.EXE contains version 1.04 of the Bravo MS and Bravo 
   LC System BIOS. This software applies to the following systems: 
   503191, 503192, 503246, 503247, 503248, 503250, 503251, 503320, 
   503323, and 503340.

   
RESOLUTIONS

   N/A   


ENHANCEMENTS

   Version 1.05 contains the following enhancement:
   
   Added a new feature, "Power Button" option, in System Setup. This 
   new feature allows the user to configure the power button to 
   perform either "4 second power OFF" or "Instant-OFF".   


PREVIOUS RELEASE(S)

   Previous releases included the following:
   
   
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   Version 1.04 contained the following enhancement:
   
   Added USB help text in System SETUP.
   
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   Version 1.01 contained the following fix:
   
   BIOS version 1.01 ENABLED Advanced Power Management (APM) in 
   Windows 95 to allow the hard drives to spin-down in 
   suspend/standby modes. Pressing the Suspend icon initiates the 
   spin down.
   
   Version 1.01 allowed the user to bypass the password if the 
   system wakes up on a LAN power up sequence.


NOTES

   N/A

   For information on installing this update, please view the 
   README.TXT file that accompanies the update.

   You can download this file from the following services:

   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. 

TAN N/A

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