IBM Aptiva Mxx series M50/M51/M30/M31/M41/M53/M71/M63/M55
(250-0440/1/2/3/4/5/50/53)   Adding a 2nd Hard Drive  Faxback Doc. # 33017

Q.  I added a second hard drive to my Aptiva Mxx, and now my CD-ROM
programs no longer work.  What's up?

A.  When the Aptiva Mxx software was loaded on the hard drive by IBM, the
CD-ROM was configured as drive D:.  All of the CD-ROM programs are set up
to look for the CD-ROM on drive D:.  If you add a second hard drive to your
system, or partition the existing hard drive, the CD-ROM drive will be
assigned a new drive letter.  This will cause the CD-ROM programs to no
longer work.

With the exception of Jump Start Kindergarten, UnderSea Adventure, and
Magic Theatre, you can simply run the Install or Setup program on the
program CD to re-install the program.  For example, to re-install Compton's
Encyclopedia, run the SETUP program on the Compton's CD.  That will
configure the programs to look for the CD-ROM in its current location.  New
program groups and icons will be created for the programs.  Delete the old
icons, and drag the new ones into the current Windows groups or folders, if
you wish to retain the old desktop configuration.

For UnderSea Adventure, use Notepad to edit the following files:

C:\KA\SEA\SEA.BAT
C:\KA\SEA\KA.CNF

You will see several lines in each of the files that refer to D:\.  Replace
the 'D' with the current CD-ROM drive letter, and save the files.

For JumpStart Kindergarten, use Notepad to edit the following files:

C:\KA\KG\KA.CNF
C:\KA\KG\KG.BAT

Again, you will see several lines in each of the files that refer to D:\.
Replace the 'D' with the current CD-ROM drive letter, and save the files.

For Magic Theatre, no editing is required.  The first time you start the
program after adding the new drive, you will receive an error message
explaining that the Library Files cannot be found.  Replace the 'D' in the
Library Files box with your current CD-ROM drive letter, and click OK.

(BKL-06/24/96)

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