=

AST RESEARCH, INC.            TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1015               11-17-94

=


                   ADVANTAGE! EXP/MT CAN NOT ACCESS KODAK CD-ROM


PROBLEM:        The Advantage! EXP/MT system can not load Kodak Photo CDs with
                either Photo Graphics (an AST Works program element) or Kodak
                Access software.  When using Photo Graphics software, the
                system intermittently accesses the CD-ROM and displays a
                dialog box requesting the user to place a photo CD in the drive
                and retry or cancel.

CAUSE:          The system is unable to access the Kodak CD-ROM because of the
                default SMARTDRV statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT.

SYSTEMS
AFFECTED:           AST
                PART NUMBER                 DESCRIPTION

                501452-001      ADVANTAGE! EXP/MT P60/423 8MB MPC CE

SOLUTION:       In AUTOEXEC.BAT change the statement as follows:

                     FROM:   C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
                     TO:     C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /E:2048