AST RESEARCH, INC.       TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1531           7-19-96 



TITLE: Advantage! Explorer, Floppy Drive 


SUMMARY

   When making backups or installing large programs, the floppy drive
   on the Advantage! Explorer system may stop working and the user may
   be unable to access any diskettes until after a reboot.

   This issue applies to the following systems: 501939.

ISSUE

   When making backups or installing large programs, the floppy drive 
   may stop working and the user may be unable to access any diskettes
   until after a reboot.   The BIOS the Advantage! Explorer system is 
   using is version 1.03.00.  

   This issue applies to the Advantage! Explorer system, AST part 
   number 501939.


BACKGROUND

   Advantage! Explorer system BIOS versions prior to 1.03.10Q may cause
   this problem.


ACTION

   Update the Advantage! Explorer system BIOS to version 1.03.10Q, 
   AST part number 905592-031 or higher.  File 05592031.EXE 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. 

   For additional information on the Advantage! Explorer system BIOS,
   see Software Bulletin # 0320 on any of AST's On-Line! Services.


NOTES

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