AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1591          09/18/96 
 
 
 
TITLE:  AscJ Clock Problems After SmartSleep
 
 
SUMMARY 
 
   While running an Ascentia J10,30, and 50 notebook on battery, 
   with SmartSleep enabled, the system clock becomes unstable and 
   operates erratically.
   
   This occurs after the battery has been fully depleted and the system
   shuts down. The failure occurs after connecting AC power to 
   recharge the battery and turning the system ON.    


ISSUE 
 
   Configure the system for Maximum APM. While running Windows 95, 
   open the Microsoft Date/Time Properties dialog box by clicking on 
   the time on the Windows 95 taskbar tray, you can actually see the 
   second hand on the clock stop for a period of time. 
   
   After about 4 seconds the clock resumes and continues to advance 
   but never regains the lost time back. This occurs every time you 
   wake the system up from a time out before suspend.
   
   This issue affects the following systems: Ascentia J10 p/n 
   501788, Ascentia J30 p/n 501945 and 501946, and Ascentia J50 
   p/n 501947.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   Upgrade the Ascentia J notebook to BIOS 1.09 (AST part number 
   905577-035) or later. 
   
   File 05577035.EXE (or later) is available 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.    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN 000416SM 
 
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