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System Support Disks

Document ID: DSET-3F6ECC

Aptiva - Windows 95 CD-ROM Patch

Applicable to: World-Wide

P/N optcdfix

Description This file is intended to correct problems associated with Aptiva systems with Windows 95 preloaded that are running in MS-DOS compatibility mode and have lost use of the CD-ROM drive. This file may also be used to prevent the problem from occurring. It should be reapplied after any re-install of the preload. This file also applies to Service Level H and I systems that have been upgraded to Windows 95 or were pre-installed. This file is not designed for use with any other Service Level or operating system.

P/N optcdfix

Name & Size (bytes) OPTCDFIX.EXE : 374575 OPTCDFIX.TXT : 5286

WWW URL(s) ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/optcdfix.exe ftp://ftp.pc.ibm.com/pub/pccbbs/aptiva/optcdfix.txt

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The files can be obtained

From the IBM PC Company ftp site on the Internet at the address noted above,
(copy & paste the address into your Web Browser, or, if you are connected to an Internotes or Domino server, double-click on the address to hot-link directly to the URL. Note that the file type on the ftp site may be a different file type from the file originally attached to this document - eg .ZIP instead of .EXE)

From the Archive Database -
LN V3 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1 1997
LN V4 - IBM PC Service Information Archive Database - CD1a 1997
- : or as indicated below:-

Disk available from Service Information Archive 1997

Disk Release Date:	13-03-97
Disk Version/Release:	1.0
Additional Information:	To download the file, read the following: 1. Click on file icon, 2. Pick OK to copy file to your local disk, 3. Save as file name, "OPTCDFIX.EXE" and select drive "C" . Choose OK. This will download the file to your hard disk. 4. At a DOS or OS/2 prompt type "OPTCDFIX". This command will explode the file from the hard drive to a floppy disk. Follow the prompts and insert a floppy disk into drive A. Installation instructions can be found in the README.TXT file on the diskette once it is created. You may view the README.TXT file by using a text editor, i.e. type "edit a:\readme.txt" at a C:\ prompt.

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	Disk Category	CD-ROM Drives, Windows 95
	Date Created	14-03-97
	Last Updated	14-01-99
	Revision Date	14-01-2001
	Brand	IBM Aptiva
	Product Family	Aptiva
	Machine Type	2144, 2168
	Model	A10; A12; A14; A15; A40; A44; A45; A50; A51; A52; A90; A92; A94; 5R1; 6R3; 5R2; 5R3; 6R4; 5R4; 6R0; 5R6; 5R8; 5R9; 6R5; M31; M41; M51; M52; M53; M55; M56; M57; M61; M62; M63; M71; M72; M91; 3R4; 3R5; 3R6; 4R1; 4R2; 2R9; 3R3; 3R1; 3R7; 4R0; 4R9; 3R9; 4R3; 5R5
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