Last Revised AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1781 11/25/97 TITLE: Ascentia M, Restore CD, PC Cards ISSUE After installing some PC Cards, the Ascentia M system may display a question mark on the screen, and an Unknown Device may appear in Device Manager. This will only happen when the customer attempts to restore the system using the Hard Disk Restore CD. This issue affects all Ascentia M systems. BACKGROUND N/A ACTION Obtain file PCMCIA.EXE, a Windows 95 CardBus patch for the Ascentia M and follow the installation instructions contained in the README.TXT file. File PCMCIA.EXE is available from any of the following AST On-Line! forums: 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 N/A --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Template Rev 02