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

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                       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