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AST RESEARCH, INC.            TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1010                11-9-94

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                      BRAVO LC REPORTING INCORRECT CPU IN SETUP


PROBLEM:        When a new "SL" Intel 496/33 CPU is installed in the Bravo LC
                system, the following parameters are displayed in SETUP:

                     - Under "Processor and Port" Setup displays
                       "External Processor type: 487SX"
                     - Under "BIOS Info." Setup displays:
                       "Processor Type:_________
                       "Processor Speed_________

CAUSE:          The conflicting message is due to the different CPU IDs in the
                new and original CPUs.

SYSTEMS
AFFECTED:           AST
                PART NUMBER       DESCRIPTION

                520981-XXX      BASE UNIT B4-25S
                520982-XXX      BASE UNIT B4-33
                500943-XXX      BRAVO LC 486SX/25
                500944-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX/33
                500955-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX-2/50
                501105-XXX      BRAVO LC 386SX/33
                501116-XXX      BRAVO LC 486DX-2/66
                501124-XXX      BRAVO LC 486SX/33


SOLUTION:       The messages are merely cosmetic in nature and do not affect
                the operation of the system.  Other utilities correctly
                identify the CPU as a 486-33 Mhz CPU.