H133627 - Recovery Boot Diskette Repeatedly Requests CD Type                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
 SYMPTOM:                                                                       
 IBM PC 300/700 Series systems booting the Software Recovery                    
 Boot diskette may exhibit a symptom of repeatedly asking the                   
 user to enter the CDROM drive type each time the system reboots.               
                                                                                
 The Software Recovery Boot diskette is a part of the Software                  
 Recovery Package that is shipped by request from IBM PC Company                
 Helpcenter to customers requiring reinstallation of the                        
 preloaded software.                                                            
                                                                                
 PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:                                                        
 Recovery Boot diskettes for the PC 300/700 Series 6576, 6586,                  
 6877, and 6887 may be affected.                                                
                                                                                
 Install the Boot diskette per the instructions.  Enter the                     
 CD ROM drive type installed at the initial menu.  When the                     
 system reboots, the same menu and questions appear.  This                      
 cycle repeats.                                                                 
                                                                                
 FIX:                                                                           
 Either of the following two procedures may be used to resolve                  
 the problem.                                                                   
                                                                                
 1) Boot the Recovery Boot diskette and EXIT from the first menu                
    to an A: prompt.  From the A: prompt, type the following                    
    command and press ENTER:                                                    
                "attrib autoexec.bat -r"                                        
                                                                                
    Ensure that the diskette is not write-protected.                            
    The ATTRIB command is present on the boot diskette.                         
                                                                                
 2) Create a new Boot diskette using the CD shipped with the                    
    recovery package, if possible.  Enter the following commands                
    with the Recovery CD inserted in the CD ROM drive:                          
                                                                                
      a) x: (x = the drive letter of the CDROM drive)                           
                                                                                
      b) CD\LOADSOFT                                                            
                                                                                
      c) LOADDSKF RECOVERY.DSK A: