AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1698 04/08/97 TITLE: Bravo MS, NSTL and Year 2000 ISSUE When running Y2000.EXE from the National Software Testing Labs (NSTL), the Bravo MS systems will not roll over the date from 1999 to 2000. This issue affects the following systems: 501951, 501952, 501954, 501955, 501956, 501972, and 503043. BACKGROUND The BIOS function assigned to return the date did not perform the roll over. ACTION Update your system to BIOS version 1.04 (AST part number 905579-038) or later. File 05579038.EXE is available from any 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. To perform the BIOS update, see the README.TXT instructions included in the download. For additional BIOS information, see Software Bulletin # 0285 posted on any of AST's On-Line! services. NOTES N/A TAN 000514RS --------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this data sheet is subject to change without notice. AST Research, Inc. shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This material contains information protected by copyright. No part of this material may be reproduced in any form without prior written consent from AST Research, Inc. All rights reserved. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Revision 01