AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN #0832                  06-10-93




                       POWER EXEC/ SYSTEM SETUP/ UNIX


PROBLEM:       Using UNIX with the Power Exec will not let the user access
               the system setup.

CAUSE:         When UNIX boots up it does not look to the BIOS but directly
               to the hardware.  At this point if UNIX sees no mouse port
               because it is disabled in CMOS, using the Fn-F2 key to bring
               up the system setup will not work.

SYSTEMS
AFFECTED:      All Power Exec models.

SOLUTION:      Enabling the mouse port to the serial port will let UNIX see
               an active mouse port and the system setup can be accessed
               after UNIX boots.