AST RESEARCH, INC.        TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1667          02/18/97 
 
 
 
TITLE:  Ascentia A, 3C589, Point Enablers
 
 
ISSUE 
 
   When a point enabler for the 3Com 3C589 PC card is installed on 
   the Ascentia A system, the driver may report that there is no 
   working pc card slot on the system, or that the slot or card is 
   not functioning properly.
   
   This issue applies to all Ascentia A systems.    

 
BACKGROUND 
 
   N/A    

 
ACTION 
 
   Download the file 3C589X.EXE from 3Com's Web site located at 
   
      www.3com.com  
   
   This file contains the latest drivers for the 3C589 card.
   
   AST recommends the customer use the following settings:
   
      I/O = 300
   
      IRQ = 11    

 
NOTES 
 
   N/A    

 
TAN 000800EA 
 
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